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Household of Archibald McDowall (born 1844, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Archibald McDowall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald McDowall, born in 1844 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Archibald was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Servant, Ann (born 1830 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland), Archibald's Servant, Patricia J (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald's Servant, Mary Anne (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald's Visitor, Alice (born 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Archibald's Visitor, Dora R (born 1871 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Archibald McDowall's household

Male

Archibald

McDowall

Head
Female

Ann

Laing Or Haywood

Servant
Female

Patricia J

Laing

Servant
Female

Mary Anne

Laing

Servant
Female

Alice

Wright

Visitor
Female

Dora R

Wright

Visitor
First name(s) Archibald
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

McDowall

Head

Unmarried

37

1844

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Laing Or Haywood

Servant

Widow

51

1830

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Patricia J

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Anne

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Wright

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Dora R

Wright

Visitor

Unmarried

10

1871

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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