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Household of James McDowall (born 1852, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, 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.

James McDowall and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDowall, born in 1852 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Mcclure McDowall, born in 1852 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1881 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1864 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James McDowall's household

Male

James

McDowall

Head
Female

Janet Mcclure

McDowall

Wife
Male

Thomas

McDowall

Son
Female

Mary

McDowall

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Nelson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDowall

Head

Married

29

1852

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet Mcclure

McDowall

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDowall

Son

-

0

1881

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McDowall

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Nelson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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