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Household of John Mc Gowan (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Gowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mc Gowan, born in 1840 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Mc Gowan, born in 1839 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Harriet (born 1826 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Ellen (born 1853 in Ireland).


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John Mc Gowan's household

Male

John

Mc Gowan

Head
Female

Harriet

Mc Gowan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Mc Gowan

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mc Gowan

Daughter
Female

Ann

Mc Gowan

Daughter
Male

John

Mc Gowan

Son
Female

Harriet

Dawes

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Redmond

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Mc Gowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mc Gowan

Head

Married

41

1840

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Mc Gowan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Mc Gowan

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mc Gowan

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mc Gowan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Mc Gowan

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Dawes

Boarder

Single

55

1826

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Redmond

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Ireland

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