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Household of James McDowell (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 McDowell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDowell, born in 1827 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Euphemia McDowell, born in 1839 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1870 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William J (born 1877 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret J (born 1879 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, John (born 1862 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James's Step Son, Gavin (born 1864 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Step Son, Joseph (born 1867 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James McDowell's household

Male

James

McDowell

Head
Female

Euphemia

McDowell

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Step Son
Male

Gavin

McDonald

Step Son
Male

Joseph

McDonald

Step Son
Female

Janet

McDowell

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDowell

Son
Male

William J

McDowell

Son
Female

Margaret J

McDowell

Daughter
Male

James

McDowell

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McDowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDowell

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Euphemia

McDowell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Gavin

McDonald

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Joseph

McDonald

Step Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

McDowell

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

McDowell

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William J

McDowell

Son

-

4

1877

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret J

McDowell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

McDowell

Son

-

0

1881

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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