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Household of John McGowan (born 1841, Fife)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGowan, born in 1841 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McGowan, born in 1844 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes P (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Martin Murdoch, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John McGowan's household

Male

John

McGowan

Head
Female

Jane

McGowan

Wife
Male

George

McGowan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Agnes P

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Martin

Murdoch

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGowan

Head

Married

40

1841

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jane

McGowan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes P

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martin

Murdoch

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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