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Household of John McGown (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 McGown and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGown, born in 1846 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah McGown, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Hugh (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1880 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Corwell, born in 1854 in Ireland.


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John McGown's household

Male

John

McGown

Head
Female

Sarah

McGown

Wife
Male

Hugh

McGown

Son
Male

William John

McGown

Son
Male

Samuel

McGown

Son
Male

James

Corwell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name McGown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGown

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Sarah

McGown

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Hugh

McGown

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William John

McGown

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

McGown

Son

-

1

1880

Ireland

James

Corwell

Lodger

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

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