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Household of Joseph Macgowan (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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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.

Joseph Macgowan and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Macgowan, born in 1850 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 2 members. Joseph was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth Fern, born in 1835 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Macgowan's household

Male

Joseph

Macgowan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fern

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Macgowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Macgowan

Head

Single

31

1850

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fern

Servant

Widow

46

1835

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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