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Household of Robert McCowall (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, 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.

Robert McCowall and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McCowall, born in 1815 in , consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McCowall, born in 1817 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1862 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Adam (born 1845 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Grandson, James (born 1866 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Grandson, William (born 1876 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Robert's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1879 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Robert McCowall's household

Male

Robert

McCowall

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McCowall

Wife
Male

Adam

McCowall

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

McCowall

Daughter
Male

James

McCowall

Grandson
Male

William

Gemmill

Grandson
Female

Jane

McDowall

Granddaughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name McCowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McCowall

Head

Married

66

1815

Ireland

Elizabeth

McCowall

Wife

Married

64

1817

Ireland

Adam

McCowall

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCowall

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McCowall

Grandson

Unmarried

15

1866

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Gemmill

Grandson

-

5

1876

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

McDowall

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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