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Household of John McGowan (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie McGowan, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; William (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1871 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Patrick (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Mary Donnelly, born in 1843 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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John McGowan's household

Male

John

McGowan

Head
Female

Annie

McGowan

Wife
Male

William

McGowan

Son
Male

James

McGowan

Son
Female

Ellen

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Patrick

McGowan

Son
Female

Mary

Donnelly

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
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

42

1839

Ireland

Annie

McGowan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

William

McGowan

Son

-

16

1865

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

McGowan

Son

-

13

1868

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ellen

McGowan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Patrick

McGowan

Son

-

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Donnelly

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

38

1843

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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