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Household of William McGoss (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William McGoss and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGoss, born in 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine McGoss, born in 1851 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Maggie Allan, born in 1860 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William McGoss's household

Male

William

McGoss

Head
Female

Catherine

McGoss

Wife
Female

Maggie

Allan

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McGoss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGoss

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGoss

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Maggie

Allan

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

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