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Household of Robert McDowell (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts (Middle), 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 McDowell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McDowell, born in 1840 in , consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elzebeth McDowell, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1870 in Ireland), Robert (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert McDowell's household

Male

Robert

McDowell

Head
Female

Elzebeth

McDowell

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDowell

Son
Male

Robert

McDowell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDowell

Daughter
Male

James

McDowell

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name McDowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McDowell

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Elzebeth

McDowell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Alexander

McDowell

Son

-

11

1870

Ireland

Robert

McDowell

Son

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDowell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDowell

Son

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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