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Household of John McDowall (born 1834, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmaiden, 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 1834 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDowall, born in 1832 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Daniel (born 1858 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Samuel (born 1862 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McDowall's household

Male

John

McDowall

Head
Female

Margaret

McDowall

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McBurnie

Servant
Female

Mary

Irving

Servant
Male

Daniel

Roger

Servant
Male

Samuel

Montgommery

Servant
Male

John

Milroy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kirkmaiden, 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

47

1834

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDowall

Wife

Married

49

1832

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McBurnie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Irving

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Daniel

Roger

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

Montgommery

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Milroy

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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