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Household of Nicol Mowat (born 1824, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birsay, 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.

Nicol Mowat and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicol Mowat, born in 1824 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Nicol was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mowat, born in 1839 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), Nicol (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Nicol Mowat's household

Male

Nicol

Mowat

Head
Female

Margaret

Mowat

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mowat

Son
Male

William

Mowat

Son
Female

Jessie

Mowat

Daughter
Male

Nicol

Mowat

Son
Male

Robert

Mowat

Son
Female

Mary

Mowat

Daughter
Male

George

Mowat

Son
First name(s) Nicol
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicol

Mowat

Head

Married

57

1824

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Mowat

Wife

Married

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Mowat

Son

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

William

Mowat

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Mowat

Daughter

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Nicol

Mowat

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Mowat

Son

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Mowat

Daughter

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

George

Mowat

Son

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

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