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Household of John McDowall (born 1825, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowall, born in 1825 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDowall, born in 1824 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Marion, born 1855 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Peter Robertson, born in 1863 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John McDowall's household

Male

John

McDowall

Head
Female

Mary

McDowall

Wife
Female

Marion

McDowall

Daughter
Male

Peter

Robertson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowall

Head

Married

56

1825

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McDowall

Wife

Married

57

1824

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Marion

McDowall

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

Robertson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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