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Household of John McDowall (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowall, born in 1852 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen McDowall, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1873 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Maria (born 1879 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Daniel McDade, born in 1845 in Ireland.


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John McDowall's household

Male

John

McDowall

Head
Female

Ellen

McDowall

Wife
Male

William

McDowall

Son
Female

Mary

McDowall

Daughter
Female

Maria

McDowall

Daughter
Male

Daniel

McDade

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowall

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Ellen

McDowall

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

William

McDowall

Son

-

8

1873

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McDowall

Daughter

-

6

1875

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maria

McDowall

Daughter

-

2

1879

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

McDade

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Ireland

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