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Household of James Mowat (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 Mowat and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mowat, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Mowat, born in 1842 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1867 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Enc S (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary S (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane F (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James R (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter S (born 1880 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Cecilia (born 1880 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Betsy (born 1856 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland).


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James Mowat's household

Male

James

Mowat

Head
Female

Mary

Mowat

Wife
Male

William

Mowat

Son
Male

Enc S

Mowat

Son
Female

Mary S

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Jane F

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Mowat

Daughter
Male

James R

Mowat

Son
Male

Walter S

Mowat

Son
Female

Cecilia

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Gunn

Servant
Female

Betsy

White

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mowat

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Mowat

Wife

Married

39

1842

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Mowat

Son

-

14

1867

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Enc S

Mowat

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary S

Mowat

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane F

Mowat

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Mowat

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James R

Mowat

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter S

Mowat

Son

-

1

1880

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Mowat

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gunn

Servant

-

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

White

Servant

-

25

1856

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

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