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Household of Henry McGowan (born 1815, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stirling, Stirlingshire, 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.

Henry McGowan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry McGowan, born in 1815 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGowan, born in 1834 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1851 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1863 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and Rebecca (born 1870 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Mother-In-Law, Isabella McKillop, born in 1800 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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Henry McGowan's household

Male

Henry

McGowan

Head
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Wife
Female

Isabella

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Janet

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McGowan

Son
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Female

Rebecca

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McKillop

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

McGowan

Head

Married

66

1815

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGowan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Isabella

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McGowan

Son

-

13

1868

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

-

8

1873

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Rebecca

McGowan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

McKillop

Mother-In-Law

Widow

81

1800

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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