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Household of Martin McGowan (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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.

Martin McGowan and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martin McGowan, born in 1831 in , consisted of 12 members. Martin was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGowan, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1858 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1860 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1862 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rose (born 1871 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Martin's Mother-In-Law, Norah (born 1821 in Ireland) and Martin's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1881 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Martin McGowan's household

Male

Martin

McGowan

Head
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Wife
Female

Mary

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McGowan

Daughter
Male

James

McGowan

Son
Female

Annie

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Rose

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McGowan

Daughter
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Female

Norah

O'Donnel

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Smith

Granddaughter
First name(s) Martin
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martin

McGowan

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Margaret

McGowan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McGowan

Son

-

15

1866

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McGowan

Daughter

-

13

1868

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rose

McGowan

Daughter

-

10

1871

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGowan

Daughter

-

7

1874

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

-

4

1877

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Norah

O'Donnel

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

Margaret

Smith

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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