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Household of John McDowall (born 1826, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, 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 McDowall and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowall, born in 1826 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDowall, born in 1831 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1857 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Niven (born 1867 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McDowall's household

Male

John

McDowall

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDowall

Wife
Male

James

McDowall

Son
Male

John

McDowall

Son
Male

William

McDowall

Son
Male

Niven

McDowall

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDowall

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowall

Head

Married

55

1826

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDowall

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Niven

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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