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Household of Samuel McGowan (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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.

Samuel McGowan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel McGowan, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane McGowan, born in 1846 in England. They had 4 children; William (born 1874 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1879 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Samuel's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Samuel McGowan's household

Male

Samuel

McGowan

Head
Female

Jane

McGowan

Wife
Male

William

McGowan

Son
Female

Catherine

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McGowan

Daughter
Male

James

Grham

Boarder
Female

Jane

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Melbourne

Boarder
Female

Mary

Love

Step Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

McGowan

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Jane

McGowan

Wife

-

35

1846

England

William

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGowan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McGowan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Grham

Boarder

-

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McGowan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Melbourne

Boarder

-

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Love

Step Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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