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Household of William Muir (born 1799, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, 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 Muir and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Muir, born in 1799 in Inch, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Muir, born in 1806 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1845 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1841 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1860 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Hugh (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Muir's household

Male

William

Muir

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Muir

Wife
Male

William

Muir

Son
Female

Margaret

Muir

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gibson

Servant
Male

James

Cumming

Servant
Male

Hugh

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 82
Birth year 1799
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

Muir

Head

Married

82

1799

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Muir

Wife

Married

75

1806

Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Muir

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Muir

Daughter

Unmarried

40

1841

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gibson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Cumming

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hugh

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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