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Household of Edward McGowan (born 1844, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Edward McGowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward McGowan, born in 1844 in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary McGowan, born in 1847 in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1870 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jessie Jane (born 1875 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Ellen Jane (born 1881 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Edward McGowan's household

Male

Edward

McGowan

Head
Female

Mary

McGowan

Wife
Male

William

McGowan

Son
Male

Edward

McGowan

Son
Female

Jessie Jane

McGowan

Daughter
Male

James

McGowan

Son
Female

Mary

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Ellen Jane

McGowan

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

McGowan

Head

Married

37

1844

Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

McGowan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

McGowan

Son

-

13

1868

Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Edward

McGowan

Son

-

11

1870

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie Jane

McGowan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

McGowan

Son

-

8

1873

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

McGowan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen Jane

McGowan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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