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Household of Petter Macgowan (born 1847, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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.
Petter Macgowan and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Petter Macgowan, born in 1847 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Petter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macgowan, born in 1841 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Petter (born 1871 in Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Petter's Lodger, Thomas Gracheon, born in 1852 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Petter Macgowan's household
Petter
Macgowan
Head
Margaret
Macgowan
Wife
Petter
Macgowan
Son
Robert
Macgowan
Son
Thomas
Gracheon
Lodger
| First name(s) | Petter |
| Last name | Macgowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Petter | Macgowan | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Macgowan | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Petter | Macgowan | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Macgowan | Son | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Gracheon | Lodger | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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