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Household of William McWhirter (born 1826, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 McWhirter and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McWhirter, born in 1826 in Inch, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan McWhirter, born in 1829 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Janet Logan, born in 1833 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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William McWhirter's household
William
McWhirter
Head
Susan
McWhirter
Wife
William
McWhirter
Son
John
McWhirter
Son
Janet
McWhirter
Daughter
Margaret
McWhirter
Daughter
Janet
Logan
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | McWhirter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | McWhirter | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Susan | McWhirter | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | McWhirter | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | McWhirter | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McWhirter | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McWhirter | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Logan | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 48 | 1833 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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