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Household of John McDowal (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 McDowal and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowal, born in 1846 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah McDowal, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 4 children; James (born 1867 in Ireland), Annie (born 1869 in Ireland), Margaret (born 1871 in Ireland) and John (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McDowal's household

Male

John

McDowal

Head
Female

Sarah

McDowal

Wife
Male

James

McDowal

Son
Female

Annie

McDowal

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDowal

Daughter
Male

John

McDowal

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDowal
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowal

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Sarah

McDowal

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

James

McDowal

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ireland

Annie

McDowal

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Ireland

Margaret

McDowal

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Ireland

John

McDowal

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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