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Household of William McWilliam (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 McWilliam and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McWilliam, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McWilliam, born in 1845 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Mary McFarlane, born in 1814 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William McWilliam's household

Male

William

McWilliam

Head
Female

Mary

McWilliam

Wife
Male

William

McWilliam

Son
Male

George

McWilliam

Son
Male

James

McWilliam

Son
Male

John

McWilliam

Son
Female

Mary

McWilliam

Daughter
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McWilliam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McWilliam

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McWilliam

Wife

Married

36

1845

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

McWilliam

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McWilliam

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McWilliam

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McWilliam

Son

-

6

1875

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McWilliam

Daughter

-

4

1877

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Mother-In-Law

Widow

67

1814

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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