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Household of Jacob McDowal (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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.

Jacob McDowal and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob McDowal, born in 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Jane McDowal, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1864 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1866 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Jacob McDowal's household

Male

Jacob

McDowal

Head
Female

Jane

McDowal

Wife
Female

Jane

McDowal

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McDowal

Daughter
Female

Ann

McDowal

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McDowal

Daughter
Male

John

McDowal

Son
First name(s) Jacob
Last name McDowal
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

McDowal

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Jane

McDowal

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Jane

McDowal

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McDowal

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McDowal

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDowal

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDowal

Son

-

3

1878

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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