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Household of Alexander McGowan (born 1831, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 McGowan and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McGowan, born in 1831 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McGowan, born in 1831 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1856 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1861 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Daughter-In-Law, Annie McGowan, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander McGowan's household
Alexander
McGowan
Head
Ann
McGowan
Wife
John
McGowan
Son
Annie
McGowan
Daughter-In-Law
Agnes
McGowan
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McGowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McGowan | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Ann | McGowan | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | McGowan | Son | Married | 25 | 1856 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Annie | McGowan | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McGowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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