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Household of Isabella McDowel (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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.

Isabella McDowel and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella McDowel, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Isabella (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Nelly (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Isabella's Visitor, Eliza (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella's Boarder, Jane (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella's Boarder, Jennie (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Isabella McDowel's household

Female

Isabella

McDowel

Head
Female

Isabella

McDowel

Daughter
Male

John

McDowel

Son
Female

Mary

McDowel

Daughter
Female

Nelly

McDowel

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Hutcheson

Visitor
Female

Jane

White

Boarder
Female

Jennie

Hoborn

Boarder
First name(s) Isabella
Last name McDowel
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

McDowel

Head

Widow

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDowel

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDowel

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDowel

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nelly

McDowel

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Hutcheson

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

White

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jennie

Hoborn

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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