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Household of Alex McGowan (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Alex McGowan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McGowan, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGowan, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1881 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Lodger, James (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex's Lodger, Catherine (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex's Lodger, Catherine (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex's Lodger, Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex McGowan's household

Male

Alex

McGowan

Head
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Wife
Female

Jessie

McGowan

Daughter
Male

James

Bryson

Lodger
Female

Catherine

Bryson

Lodger
Female

Catherine

Bryson

Lodger
Female

Mary

Bryson

Lodger
First name(s) Alex
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

McGowan

Head

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGowan

Wife

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McGowan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Bryson

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Bryson

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Bryson

Lodger

Married

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bryson

Lodger

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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