Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James McGowan (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGowan, born in 1834 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella McGowan, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1856 in Ireland), Annie (born 1862 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Ireland) and David (born 1870 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James (born 1876 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Anthony (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James McGowan's household

Male

James

McGowan

Head
Female

Isabella

McGowan

Wife
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Annie

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McGowan

Daughter
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Male

David

McGowan

Son
Male

James

McGowan

Grandson
Male

Anthony

Lovell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGowan

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Isabella

McGowan

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Annie

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

McGowan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

-

11

1870

Ireland

David

McGowan

Son

-

11

1870

Ireland

James

McGowan

Grandson

-

5

1876

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Anthony

Lovell

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James McGowan in Neilston in 1881, and follow the McGowan family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James McGowan

We’ve found James McGowan in 152 family trees. Find out more about James McGowan's household and view the McGowan family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census