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Household of Christopher McGowan (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Christopher McGowan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher McGowan, born in 1838 in , consisted of 7 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGowan, born in 1838 in Kirkpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1864 in Kirkpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1867 in England), Walter (born 1870 in England), Catherine (born 1872 in England) and Mary (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Christopher McGowan's household

Male

Christopher

McGowan

Head
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Wife
Female

Ellen

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Joseph

McGowan

Son
Male

Walter

McGowan

Son
Female

Catherine

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGowan

Daughter
First name(s) Christopher
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

McGowan

Head

Married

43

1838

England

Margaret

McGowan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

McGowan

Son

-

14

1867

England

Walter

McGowan

Son

-

11

1870

England

Catherine

McGowan

Daughter

-

9

1872

England

Mary

McGowan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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