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Household of Alexander H McDowall (born 1844, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, 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.
Alexander H McDowall and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander H McDowall, born in 1844 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander H was the head of the household, married to Lillias McDowall, born in 1848 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Lillias A (born 1870 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Grace H (born 1872 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Fergus G (born 1881 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander H's Servant, Jeanie (born 1856 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander H's Servant, Margaret (born 1845 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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Alexander H McDowall's household
Alexander H
McDowall
Head
Lillias
McDowall
Wife
Lillias A
McDowall
Daughter
Grace H
McDowall
Daughter
William
McDowall
Son
Fergus G
McDowall
Son
Jeanie
Baillie
Servant
Margaret
McKie
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander H |
| Last name | McDowall |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander H | McDowall | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Lillias | McDowall | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Lillias A | McDowall | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Grace H | McDowall | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | McDowall | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Fergus G | McDowall | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Baillie | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McKie | Servant | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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