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Household of William McIlroy (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingarth, Buteshire, 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 McIlroy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McIlroy, born in 1852 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes McIlroy, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Emily (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Emily J (born 1858 in Ireland), William's Lodger, Mathew (born 1860 in Ireland), William's Lodger, Edward J (born 1860 in Ireland) and William's Lodger, John (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McIlroy's household

Male

William

McIlroy

Head
Female

Agnes

McIlroy

Wife
Male

Thomas

McIlroy

Son
Female

Sarah

McIlroy

Daughter
Female

Emily

McIlroy

Daughter
Female

Emily J

McLean

Sister-In-Law
Male

Mathew

McKelvie

Lodger
Male

Edward J

Goddard

Lodger
Male

John

Kean

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name McIlroy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McIlroy

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Agnes

McIlroy

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Thomas

McIlroy

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

McIlroy

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Emily

McIlroy

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Emily J

McLean

Sister-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Ireland

Mathew

McKelvie

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Edward J

Goddard

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Ireland

John

Kean

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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