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Household of William McVey (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 McVey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McVey, born in 1847 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane McVey, born in 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine W (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William R (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, Anna Macdermid, born in 1852 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William McVey's household

Male

William

McVey

Head
Female

Jane

McVey

Wife
Female

Catherine W

McVey

Daughter
Female

Margaret S

McVey

Daughter
Male

William R

McVey

Son
Female

Anna

Macdermid

-
First name(s) William
Last name McVey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McVey

Head

Married

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

McVey

Wife

-

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine W

McVey

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret S

McVey

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William R

McVey

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anna

Macdermid

-

Unmarried

29

1852

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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