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Household of John McDowall (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 McDowall and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowall, born in 1847 in , consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie McDowall, born in 1856 in Ireland. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Rachael (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McDowall's household

Male

John

McDowall

Head
Female

Maggie

McDowall

Wife
Male

John

McDowall

Son
Female

Rachael

McDowall

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowall

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Maggie

McDowall

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ireland

John

McDowall

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachael

McDowall

Daughter

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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