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Household of William McPhail (born 1832, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 McPhail and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McPhail, born in 1832 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret McPhail, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Vallance, born in 1810 in England.


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William McPhail's household

Male

William

McPhail

Head
Female

Margaret

McPhail

Wife
Male

William

McPhail

Son
Male

James

McPhail

Son
Female

Euphemia

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McPhail

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Vallance

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McPhail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McPhail

Head

Married

49

1832

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McPhail

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McPhail

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

McPhail

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPhail

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Vallance

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

England

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