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Household of John McGowan (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen McGowan, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ebenezer (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McGowan's household

Male

John

McGowan

Head
Female

Helen

McGowan

Wife
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Robert

McGowan

Son
Male

Joseph

McGowan

Son
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Male

James

McGowan

Son
Male

Ebenezer

McGowan

Son
Female

Helen

McGowan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGowan

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McGowan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ebenezer

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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