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Household of Margaret McDowall (born 1813, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

Margaret McDowall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret McDowall, born in 1813 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; A R (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1851 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1859 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John (born 1862 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Visitor, Mary Cumming, born in 1829 in England.


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Margaret McDowall's household

Female

Margaret

McDowall

Head
Male

A R

McDowall

Son
Male

William

McDowall

Son
Female

Robina

McDowall

Daughter
Male

John

McDowall

Son
Female

Mary

Cumming

Visitor
First name(s) Margaret
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

McDowall

Head

Widow

68

1813

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

A R

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robina

McDowall

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Cumming

Visitor

Widow

52

1829

England

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