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Household of Jilles McCowan (born 1815, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilninver, Argyllshire, 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.

Jilles McCowan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jilles McCowan, born in 1815 in Argyllshire, consisted of 5 members. Jilles was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Hugh (born 1845 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jilles's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Kingairloch, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Jilles's Grandson, Donald (born 1875 in -).


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Jilles McCowan's household

Female

Jilles

McCowan

Head
Male

Hugh

McCowan

Son
Male

Archibald

McCowan

Son
Female

Mary

McMaster

Servant
Male

Donald

McCowan

Grandson
First name(s) Jilles
Last name McCowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jilles

McCowan

Head

Widow

66

1815

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hugh

McCowan

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McCowan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McMaster

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kingairloch, Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McCowan

Grandson

-

6

1875

-

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