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Household of Magnus Mowat (born 1854, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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.

Magnus Mowat and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Mowat, born in 1854 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mowat, born in 1848 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1874 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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Magnus Mowat's household

Male

Magnus

Mowat

Head
Female

Eliza

Mowat

Wife
Male

George

Mowat

Son
Male

William

Mowat

Son
Female

Janet

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mowat

Daughter
First name(s) Magnus
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Magnus

Mowat

Head

Married

27

1854

Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Mowat

Wife

Married

33

1848

Orkney, Scotland

George

Mowat

Son

-

7

1874

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

William

Mowat

Son

-

2

1879

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Janet

Mowat

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Mowat

Daughter

-

0

1881

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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