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Household of John McGowan (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 McGowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGowan, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha McGowan, born in 1844 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Jane McGowan, born in 1815 in Ireland.


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John McGowan's household

Male

John

McGowan

Head
Female

Martha

McGowan

Wife
Male

Samuel

McGowan

Son
Male

Robert

McGowan

Son
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Martha

McGowan

Daughter
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Female

Jane

McGowan

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGowan

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

McGowan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McGowan

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

McGowan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McGowan

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Ireland

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