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Household of Charles Mowat (born 1846, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoy & Graemsay, Orkney, 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.

Charles Mowat and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Mowat, born in 1846 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Jannet Mowat, born in 1847 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Mother, Margaret (born 1813 in Orkney, Scotland) and Charles's Servant, Betsy (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Charles Mowat's household

Male

Charles

Mowat

Head
Female

Jannet

Mowat

Wife
Male

Joseph

Mowat

Son
Male

John

Mowat

Son
Female

Margaret

Mowat

Mother
Female

Betsy

Mowat

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Mowat

Head

Married

35

1846

Orkney, Scotland

Jannet

Mowat

Wife

Married

34

1847

Orkney, Scotland

Joseph

Mowat

Son

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

John

Mowat

Son

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Mowat

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Mowat

Servant

Unmarried

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

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