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Household of Alexander McGowan (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Culter, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McGowan, born in 1831 in Coulter, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Anne McGowan, born in 1847 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Janet Steele, born in 1863 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McGowan's household

Male

Alexander

McGowan

Head
Female

Mary Anne

McGowan

Wife
Female

Janet

Steele

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McGowan

Head

Married

50

1831

Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Anne

McGowan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Steele

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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