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Household of John McDowall (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowall, born in 1842 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McDowall, born in 1841 in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1865 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1873 in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McDowall's household

Male

John

McDowall

Head
Female

Jane

McDowall

Wife
Female

Annie

McDowall

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McDowall

Daughter
Male

Robert

McDowall

Son
Male

Hugh

McDowall

Son
Male

John

McDowall

Son
Male

James

McDowall

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowall

Head

Married

39

1842

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

McDowall

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McDowall

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDowall

Daughter

-

12

1869

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McDowall

Son

-

10

1871

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McDowall

Son

-

8

1873

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDowall

Son

-

6

1875

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDowall

Son

-

2

1879

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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