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Household of Robert McDowall (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Robert McDowall and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McDowall, born in 1853 in , consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza McDowall, born in 1857 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Ireland), Susannah (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William N (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, Edward (born 1861 in Ireland) and Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1853 in England).


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Robert McDowall's household

Male

Robert

McDowall

Head
Female

Eliza

McDowall

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDowall

Daughter
Female

Susannah

McDowall

Daughter
Male

William N

McDowall

Son
Male

Robert

McDowall

Son
Male

William

Major

Boarder
Male

Edward

Major

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Lindye

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McDowall

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Eliza

McDowall

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Margaret

McDowall

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Ireland

Susannah

McDowall

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William N

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Major

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Edward

Major

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Thomas

Lindye

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

England

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