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Household of Alexander McDowell (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 McDowell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDowell, born in 1851 in , consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDowell, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert N (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDowell's household

Male

Alexander

McDowell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDowell

Wife
Male

Archibald

McDowell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDowell

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McDowell

Daughter
Male

Robert N

McDowell

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDowell

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Elizabeth

McDowell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDowell

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDowell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDowell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert N

McDowell

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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