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Household of John Mc Dowall (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 Mc Dowall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mc Dowall, born in 1853 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Mc Dowall, born in 1854 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Samuel Kirkpatrick (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Janet Kirkpatrick (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Lucy Ann Nixon, born in 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Mc Dowall's household

Male

John

Mc Dowall

Head
Female

Janet

Mc Dowall

Wife
Male

Samuel Kirkpatrick

Mc Dowall

Son
Male

James

Mc Dowall

Son
Female

Janet Kirkpatrick

Mc Dowall

Daughter
Female

Lucy Ann

Nixon

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mc Dowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mc Dowall

Head

Married

28

1853

Scotland

Janet

Mc Dowall

Wife

Married

27

1854

Scotland

Samuel Kirkpatrick

Mc Dowall

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Mc Dowall

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Janet Kirkpatrick

Mc Dowall

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy Ann

Nixon

Servant

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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