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Household of John McDowall (born 1839, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowall, born in 1839 in Dalry, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; David (born 1865 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McDowall's household

Male

John

McDowall

Head
Male

David

McDowall

Son
Male

Robert

McDowall

Son
Female

Margaret

McDowall

Daughter
Male

John

McDowall

Son
Male

William

McDowall

Son
Male

Archibald

McDowall

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowall

Head

Widower

42

1839

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McDowall

Son

-

14

1867

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDowall

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDowall

Son

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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