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Household of John McGowan (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGowan, born in 1837 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGowan, born in 1844 in Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McGowan's household

Male

John

McGowan

Head
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Wife
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Female

Janet

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGowan

Daughter
Male

James

McGowan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McGowan

Son
Male

William

McGowan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGowan

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Margaret

McGowan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Fife, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

McGowan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

McGowan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McGowan

Son

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGowan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McGowan

Son

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McGowan

Son

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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