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Household of Hugh McGowan (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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.

Hugh McGowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh McGowan, born in 1840 in , consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGowan, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Step Daughter, Ellen (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hugh's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Hugh McGowan's household

Male

Hugh

McGowan

Head
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Wife
Female

Ellen

McColin

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

McColin

Step Daughter
Female

Annie

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McGowan

Son
Male

Hugh

McGowan

Son
Male

James

McGowan

Son
First name(s) Hugh
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

McGowan

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Margaret

McGowan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Ellen

McColin

Step Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McColin

Step Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McGowan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

McGowan

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

McGowan

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McGowan

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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