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Household of James McGowan (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 McGowan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGowan, born in 1851 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McGowan, born in 1858 in Oxton, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Bridget, born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, Michael (born 1855 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Bridget (born 1836 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Bridget (born 1850 in Berwickshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Ann (born 1862 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James's Boarder, Peter (born 1866 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James's Boarder, Bridget (born 1862 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1836 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James McGowan's household

Male

James

McGowan

Head
Female

Mary

McGowan

Wife
Female

Bridget

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Michael

McGowan

Brother
Female

Bridget

Kavanagh

Boarder
Female

Bridget

Kavanagh

Boarder
Female

Ann

Kavanagh

Boarder
Male

Peter

Kavanagh

Boarder
Female

Bridget

McFadden

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Sullivan

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Sullivan

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGowan

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

McGowan

Wife

Married

23

1858

Oxton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Bridget

McGowan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Michael

McGowan

Brother

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

Bridget

Kavanagh

Boarder

Widow

45

1836

Ireland

Bridget

Kavanagh

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Berwickshire, Scotland

Ann

Kavanagh

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Kavanagh

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Bridget

McFadden

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Patrick

Sullivan

Boarder

Widower

45

1836

Ireland

Patrick

Sullivan

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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