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Household of James McGowan (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 McGowan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGowan, born in 1848 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha McGowan, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in England), Agnes (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Martha (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James McGowan's household

Male

James

McGowan

Head
Female

Martha

McGowan

Wife
Male

James

McGowan

Son
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McGowan

Daughter
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Male

George

McGowan

Son
Male

Charles

McGowan

Son
Female

Martha

McGowan

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGowan

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Martha

McGowan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

James

McGowan

Son

-

16

1865

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter

-

14

1867

England

Agnes

McGowan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

McGowan

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

McGowan

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

McGowan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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