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Household of Thomas McDowal (born 1828, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.
Thomas McDowal and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDowal, born in 1828 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDowal, born in 1830 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grandson, James (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Minnie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Thomas McDowal's household
Thomas
McDowal
Head
Margaret
McDowal
Wife
Margaret
McDowal
Daughter
Elizabeth
McDowal
Daughter
Thomas
McDowal
Son
Jessie
McDowal
Daughter
Jemima
McDowal
Daughter
James
Nelson
Grandson
Minnie
Nelson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | McDowal |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | McDowal | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDowal | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McDowal | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McDowal | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | McDowal | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | McDowal | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jemima | McDowal | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Nelson | Grandson | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Minnie | Nelson | Granddaughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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