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Household of James McDowell (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, 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 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice McDowell, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 6 children; William (born 1857 in Ireland), Samuel (born 1861 in Ireland), Ellen (born 1864 in Ireland), James (born 1866 in Ireland), John (born 1869 in Ireland) and Thomas (born 1871 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Hugh (born 1863 in Ireland).


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James McDowell's household

Male

James

McDowell

Head
Female

Alice

McDowell

Wife
Male

William

McDowell

Son
Male

Samuel

McDowell

Son
Female

Ellen

McDowell

Daughter
Male

James

McDowell

Son
Male

John

McDowell

Son
Male

Thomas

McDowell

Son
Male

Robert

Surgeoner

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Surgeoner

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McDowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
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

45

1836

Ireland

Alice

McDowell

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

William

McDowell

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Samuel

McDowell

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Ellen

McDowell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

James

McDowell

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

John

McDowell

Son

-

12

1869

Ireland

Thomas

McDowell

Son

-

10

1871

Ireland

Robert

Surgeoner

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Hugh

Surgeoner

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

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