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Household of W McGowan (born 1844, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnwath, 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.

W McGowan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W McGowan, born in 1844 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. W was the head of the household, married to Catherine McGowan, born in 1839 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1866 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Susannah Mccombe (born 1868 in Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James Kerr (born 1871 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Janet Harken (born 1875 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and Agnes Mccombe (born 1879 in Haywood, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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W McGowan's household

Male

W

McGowan

Head
Female

Catherine

McGowan

Wife
Male

Samuel

McGowan

Son
Female

Susannah Mccombe

McGowan

Daughter
Male

James Kerr

McGowan

Son
Female

Janet Harken

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Agnes Mccombe

McGowan

Daughter
First name(s) W
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W

McGowan

Head

Married

37

1844

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGowan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ayrshire, Scotland

Samuel

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ayrshire, Scotland

Susannah Mccombe

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Kerr

McGowan

Son

-

10

1871

Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet Harken

McGowan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes Mccombe

McGowan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Haywood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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