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Household of William McIlwraith (born 1817, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, 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 McIlwraith and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McIlwraith, born in 1817 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McIlwraith, born in 1817 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1844 in Bargrennan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1846 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, Samuel (born 1866 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, Alexander (born 1866 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, John (born 1877 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Robert (born 1857 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
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William McIlwraith's household
William
McIlwraith
Head
Mary
McIlwraith
Wife
Elizabeth
McIlwraith
Daughter
Jemima
McIlwraith
Daughter
Samuel
McIlwraith
Grandson
Alexander
McIlwraith
Grandson
John
McIlwraith
Grandson
Robert
McGarva
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | McIlwraith |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | McIlwraith | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McIlwraith | Wife | Married | 64 | 1817 | Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McIlwraith | Daughter | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Bargrennan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jemima | McIlwraith | Daughter | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | McIlwraith | Grandson | - | 15 | 1866 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McIlwraith | Grandson | - | 15 | 1866 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | McIlwraith | Grandson | - | 4 | 1877 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Robert | McGarva | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
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