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Household of James Mc Gowen (born 1812, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

James Mc Gowen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mc Gowen, born in 1812 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriett Mc Gowen, born in 1822 in Westerham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1850 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Archibald (born 1858 in Kent, England), Margaret (born 1861 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1864 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary A (born 1843 in Greenwich, Kent, England), James's Servant, Harriett (born 1845 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and James's Visitor, George (born 1875 in Scotland).


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James Mc Gowen's household

Male

James

Mc Gowen

Head
Female

Harriett

Mc Gowen

Wife
Male

George

Mc Gowen

Son
Male

Archibald

Mc Gowen

Son
Female

Margaret

Mc Gowen

Daughter
Male

William

Mc Gowen

Son
Female

Mary A

Hewitt

Servant
Female

Harriett

Hewitt

Servant
Male

George

Chancers

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Mc Gowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mc Gowen

Head

Married

69

1812

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harriett

Mc Gowen

Wife

Married

59

1822

Westerham, Kent, England

George

Mc Gowen

Son

Single

31

1850

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Archibald

Mc Gowen

Son

Single

23

1858

Kent, England

Margaret

Mc Gowen

Daughter

Single

20

1861

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

William

Mc Gowen

Son

Single

17

1864

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Hewitt

Servant

Single

38

1843

Greenwich, Kent, England

Harriett

Hewitt

Servant

Single

36

1845

Greenwich, Kent, England

George

Chancers

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Scotland

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