Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John McDowall (born 1848, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowall, born in 1848 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Agnes (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Margaret McDowall, born in 1817 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John McDowall's household

Male

John

McDowall

Head
Female

Agnes

McDowall

Daughter
Male

William

McDowall

Son
Female

Margaret

McDowall

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowall

Head

Widower

33

1848

Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

McDowall

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

McDowall

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDowall

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John McDowall in Anderston in 1881, and follow the McDowall family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John McDowall

We’ve found John McDowall in 145 family trees. Find out more about John McDowall's household and view the McDowall family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census