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Household of John McDowell (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 McDowell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDowell, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie McDowell, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Ireland), Samuel (born 1864 in Ireland), William (born 1865 in Ireland), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Fanny (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Beattie, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John McDowell's household

Male

John

McDowell

Head
Female

Annie

McDowell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McDowell

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McDowell

Son
Male

William

McDowell

Son
Female

Mary Jane

McDowell

Daughter
Male

John

McDowell

Son
Female

Fanny

McDowell

Daughter
Male

James

Beattie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDowell

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Annie

McDowell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Elizabeth

McDowell

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Samuel

McDowell

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

William

McDowell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ireland

Mary Jane

McDowell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDowell

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

McDowell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Beattie

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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