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Household of Thomas McGowan (born 1831, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, 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 McGowan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McGowan, born in 1831 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary McGowan, born in 1833 in Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Lisa (born 1859 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1868 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Gilbert D (born 1874 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Thomas McGowan's household

Male

Thomas

McGowan

Head
Female

Mary

McGowan

Wife
Female

Lisa

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McGowan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McGowan

Son
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Male

Gilbert D

McGowan

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McGowan

Head

Married

50

1831

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McGowan

Wife

Married

48

1833

Garlieston, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Lisa

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

McGowan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

McGowan

Son

-

11

1870

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

-

10

1871

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Gilbert D

McGowan

Son

-

7

1874

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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