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Household of William McGregar (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, 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 McGregar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGregar, born in 1844 in Troqueer, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McGregar, born in 1846 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1870 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Katherine (born 1878 in England) and Child (born 1881 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William McGregar's household

Male

William

McGregar

Head
Female

Mary

McGregar

Wife
Male

Joseph

McGregar

Son
Male

John

McGregar

Son
Female

Mary Jane

McGregar

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McGregar

Daughter
Female

Katherine

McGregar

Daughter
Female

Child

McGregar

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McGregar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Troqueer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGregar

Head

Married

37

1844

Troqueer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

McGregar

Wife

Married

35

1846

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Joseph

McGregar

Son

-

11

1870

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

McGregar

Son

-

9

1872

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McGregar

Daughter

-

7

1874

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

McGregar

Daughter

-

5

1876

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Katherine

McGregar

Daughter

-

3

1878

England

Child

McGregar

Daughter

-

0

1881

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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