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Household of John Dowan (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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.

John Dowan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowan, born in 1845 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dowan, born in 1846 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1865 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isaac (born 1879 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Dowan's household

Male

John

Dowan

Head
Female

Ellen

Dowan

Wife
Female

Mary

Dowan

Daughter
Male

John

Dowan

Son
Male

Peter

Dowan

Son
Male

James

Dowan

Son
Male

Isaac

Dowan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowan

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Ellen

Dowan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dowan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dowan

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Dowan

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Dowan

Son

-

7

1874

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isaac

Dowan

Son

-

2

1879

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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