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Household of Hamilton McDowell (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Hamilton McDowell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hamilton McDowell, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Hamilton was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDowell, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1876 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1881 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Hamilton McDowell's household

Male

Hamilton

McDowell

Head
Female

Catherine

McDowell

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDowell

Daughter
Male

John

McDowell

Son
Female

Catherine

McDowell

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McDowell

Son
Female

Janet

McDowell

Daughter
Male

Alex

McDowell

Son
First name(s) Hamilton
Last name McDowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hamilton

McDowell

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDowell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDowell

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDowell

Son

-

7

1874

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDowell

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDowell

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

McDowell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alex

McDowell

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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