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Household of John McGowan (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1833 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McGowan, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1866 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Michael (born 1871 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Peter (born 1878 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John McGowan's household

Male

John

McGowan

Head
Female

Mary

McGowan

Wife
Male

James

McGowan

Son
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Male

Michael

McGowan

Son
Female

Mary

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Peter

McGowan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGowan

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Mary

McGowan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

James

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Michael

McGowan

Son

-

10

1871

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

McGowan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Peter

McGowan

Son

-

3

1878

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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