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Household of David 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.

David Mowat and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Mowat, born in 1846 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Johan Mowat, born in 1856 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and Magdalane (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Wife's Son, David (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland) and David's Servant, Penelope (born 1837 in Orkney, Scotland).


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David Mowat's household

Male

David

Mowat

Head
Female

Johan

Mowat

Wife
Male

David

Mowat

Son
Male

David

Mowat

Wife's Son
Male

James

Mowat

Son
Female

Magdalane

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Penelope

Omand

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Mowat

Head

Married

35

1846

Orkney, Scotland

Johan

Mowat

Wife

Married

25

1856

Orkney, Scotland

David

Mowat

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

David

Mowat

Wife's Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

James

Mowat

Son

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

Magdalane

Mowat

Daughter

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

Penelope

Omand

Servant

-

44

1837

Orkney, Scotland

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