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Household of John Mowatt (born 1837, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 Mowatt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mowatt, born in 1837 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Mowatt, born in 1836 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; John S (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Donald (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland), Lawrence T (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland) and David A (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Mowatt's household

Male

John

Mowatt

Head
Female

Christina

Mowatt

Wife
Male

John S

Mowatt

Son
Male

Donald

Mowatt

Son
Male

Lawrence T

Mowatt

Son
Male

William

Mowatt

Son
Male

James

Mowatt

Son
Male

David A

Mowatt

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Mowatt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mowatt

Head

Married

44

1837

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Mowatt

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John S

Mowatt

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Donald

Mowatt

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

Lawrence T

Mowatt

Son

-

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

William

Mowatt

Son

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

James

Mowatt

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

David A

Mowatt

Son

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

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