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Household of John McGowan (born 1842, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Killearn, Stirlingshire, 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 1842 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina McGowan, born in 1843 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Marion D (born 1872 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Walter P (born 1879 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Janet (born 1865 in Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Servant, David (born 1857 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1861 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John McGowan's household

Male

John

McGowan

Head
Female

Christina

McGowan

Wife
Female

Marion D

McGowan

Daughter
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Male

James

McGowan

Son
Male

Walter P

McGowan

Son
Female

Janet

Yuill

Servant
Male

David

McGeachie

Servant
Male

James

Mulgrew

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGowan

Head

Married

39

1842

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina

McGowan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Marion D

McGowan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

-

7

1874

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

McGowan

Son

-

5

1876

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Walter P

McGowan

Son

-

2

1879

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Yuill

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

McGeachie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Mulgrew

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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