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Household of John McGowan (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McGowan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGowan, born in 1829 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah McGowan, born in 1831 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Joseph (born 1860 in Ireland), John's Step Daughter, Margaret Am (born 1860 in Ireland), John's Step Daughter, Sarah Jane (born 1864 in Ireland) and John's Step Son, Stenson (born 1870 in Ireland).


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John McGowan's household

Male

John

McGowan

Head
Female

Sarah

McGowan

Wife
Male

Joseph

Towil

Step Son
Female

Margaret Am

Towil

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Towil

Step Daughter
Male

Stenson

Towil

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGowan

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Sarah

McGowan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Joseph

Towil

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Margaret Am

Towil

Step Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Sarah Jane

Towil

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Stenson

Towil

Step Son

-

11

1870

Ireland

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