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Household of John Mowat (born 1812, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Evie & Rendall, Orkney, 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 Mowat and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mowat, born in 1812 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jacobina Mowat, born in 1821 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Gilbert (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Jessie (born 1856 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Grandson, James (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Mowat's household

Male

John

Mowat

Head
Female

Jacobina

Mowat

Wife
Male

Gilbert

Mowat

Son
Male

John

Mowat

Son
Female

Jessie

Mowat

Daughter-In-Law
Male

James

Mowat

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Alexander

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mowat

Head

Married

69

1812

Orkney, Scotland

Jacobina

Mowat

Wife

Married

60

1821

Orkney, Scotland

Gilbert

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

John

Mowat

Son

Married

26

1855

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Mowat

Daughter-In-Law

-

25

1856

Orkney, Scotland

James

Mowat

Grandson

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Alexander

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

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