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Household of Ebenezer Mowat (born 1842, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birsay, 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.

Ebenezer Mowat and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ebenezer Mowat, born in 1842 in Orkney, consisted of 11 members. Ebenezer was the head of the household, married to Ann Mowat, born in 1845 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland. They had 9 children; John (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), Ebenezer (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Andrew A (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie J (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland), Francis (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and Isaac (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Ebenezer Mowat's household

Male

Ebenezer

Mowat

Head
Female

Ann

Mowat

Wife
Male

John

Mowat

Son
Male

David

Mowat

Son
Female

Margaret

Mowat

Daughter
Male

Ebenezer

Mowat

Son
Male

Andrew A

Mowat

Son
Female

Jessie J

Mowat

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mowat

Son
Male

Francis

Mowat

Son
Male

Isaac

Mowat

Son
First name(s) Ebenezer
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ebenezer

Mowat

Head

Married

39

1842

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Mowat

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland

John

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

David

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Mowat

Daughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Ebenezer

Mowat

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Andrew A

Mowat

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie J

Mowat

Daughter

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Mowat

Son

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

Francis

Mowat

Son

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

Isaac

Mowat

Son

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

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