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Household of James McOwan (born 1834, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 McOwan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McOwan, born in 1834 in Comrie, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace McOwan, born in 1841 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary C (born 1869 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Alice E (born 1871 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Grace E (born 1873 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Norman J (born 1877 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Frances L (born 1880 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Governess, Elizabeth M (born 1856 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Emma (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Servant, Eliza (born 1857 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland).


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James McOwan's household

Male

James

McOwan

Head
Female

Grace

McOwan

Wife
Female

Mary C

McOwan

Daughter
Female

Alice E

McOwan

Daughter
Male

Henry

McOwan

Son
Female

Grace E

McOwan

Daughter
Male

Norman J

McOwan

Son
Female

Frances L

McOwan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Smith

Governess
Female

Emma

Campbell

Servant
Female

Eliza

Scott

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McOwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McOwan

Head

Married

47

1834

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Grace

McOwan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary C

McOwan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alice E

McOwan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Henry

McOwan

Son

-

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Grace E

McOwan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Norman J

McOwan

Son

-

4

1877

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Frances L

McOwan

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Smith

Governess

Unmarried

25

1856

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Emma

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

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