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Household of William McWilliams (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 McWilliams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McWilliams, born in 1849 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McWilliams, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1875 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John (born 1845 in Ireland) and William's Lodger, James (born 1857 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William McWilliams's household

Male

William

McWilliams

Head
Female

Mary

McWilliams

Wife
Female

Agnes

McWilliams

Daughter
Male

James

McWilliams

Son
Male

William

McWilliams

Son
Male

John

Burns

Lodger
Male

James

Lee

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name McWilliams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McWilliams

Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary

McWilliams

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Agnes

McWilliams

Daughter

-

6

1875

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McWilliams

Son

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McWilliams

Son

-

1

1880

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Burns

Lodger

Unmarried

36

1845

Ireland

James

Lee

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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