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 McDowell (born 1819, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, 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 McDowell and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowell, born in 1819 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie McDowell, born in 1853 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Grace (born 1871 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary H (born 1875 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1879 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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

John McDowell's household

Male

John

McDowell

Head
Female

Jessie

McDowell

Wife
Female

Grace

McDowell

Daughter
Female

Mary H

McDowell

Daughter
Female

Janet

McDowell

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDowell

Daughter
Male

John

McDowell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowell

Head

Married

62

1819

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDowell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Grace

McDowell

Daughter

-

10

1871

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary H

McDowell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McDowell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Christina

McDowell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McDowell

Son

-

0

1881

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, 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 McDowell in Mochrum in 1881, and follow the McDowell family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John McDowell

We’ve found John McDowell in 95 family trees. Find out more about John McDowell's household and view the McDowell family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census