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Household of Samuel McGowan (born 1856, Kirkcudbrightshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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.
Samuel McGowan and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel McGowan, born in 1856 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McGowan, born in 1859 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother-In-Law, Allison McCririe, born in 1825 in Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
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Samuel McGowan's household
Samuel
McGowan
Head
Elizabeth
McGowan
Wife
Allison
McCririe
Mother-In-Law
James
McGowan
Son
Robert
McGowan
Son
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | McGowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 25 |
| Birth year | 1856 |
| Birth place | Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | McGowan | Head | Married | 25 | 1856 | Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McGowan | Wife | Married | 22 | 1859 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Allison | McCririe | Mother-In-Law | Unmarried | 56 | 1825 | Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
James | McGowan | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | McGowan | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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