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Household of Thomas McDowall (born 1857, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, 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 McDowall and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDowall, born in 1857 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maggie McDowall, born in 1855 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1874 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Hugh Rowan, born in 1868 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Thomas McDowall's household

Male

Thomas

McDowall

Head
Female

Maggie

McDowall

Wife
Male

John

McDowall

Son
Male

Alexander

McDowall

Son
Male

Hugh

Rowan

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McDowall

Head

Married

24

1857

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

McDowall

Wife

Married

26

1855

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McDowall

Son

-

7

1874

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDowall

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hugh

Rowan

Boarder

-

13

1868

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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