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Household of William Meagher (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Meagher and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meagher, born in 1847 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Meagher, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George F (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Cousin, Madeline A (born 1855 in England) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Meagher's household

Male

William

Meagher

Head
Female

Christina

Meagher

Wife
Male

James

Meagher

Son
Male

John

Meagher

Son
Male

George F

Meagher

Son
Female

Madeline A

Urquhart

Cousin
Female

Margaret

Whyte

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Meagher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meagher

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Christina

Meagher

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Meagher

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Meagher

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George F

Meagher

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Madeline A

Urquhart

Cousin

Married

26

1855

England

Margaret

Whyte

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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