In the 1881 Restigouche County Census

Alexander McNeish age 44,
wife Margaret Ann Currie (married April 3/1872) age 33 and children:
John (7),
James (4)
and George (2)

Daniel McNeish age 38,
wife Eliza age 30 and one daughter born that year

McNeish John age 79 with wife Mary (Kerr) who is now 77

William McNeish age 52 with wife Jane who is now 48, children
John (21),
Thomas (19),
Mary who is (17),
Margaret (14),
William (13)
and Alexander is 11

John McNeish age 53, wife Mary age 48, children,
Alexander (25),
Thomas (22),
Angus (17) and
Sarah is 13

Margaret McNeish an 83 year old widow
with Daniel her son who is 40
and a Betsey Buchie who's 22 and listed as a servant

Thomas McNeish age 54,
wife Margaret is 50 and children
Donald (18),
Archie (16),
Mary (13),
Catherine (11),
Elizabeth (8)
and Margaret is 4