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Household of William Hamilton McDowall (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

William Hamilton McDowall and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hamilton McDowall, born in 1850 in , consisted of 7 members. William Hamilton was the head of the household, married to Mary Sophia McDowall, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William Robertson (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William Hamilton's Mother-In-Law, Catherine Adam, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Hamilton McDowall's household

Male

William Hamilton

McDowall

Head
Female

Mary Sophia

McDowall

Wife
Male

James

McDowall

Son
Male

William Robertson

McDowall

Son
Female

Catherine

McDowall

Daughter
Male

John

McDowall

Son
Female

Catherine

Adam

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William Hamilton
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Hamilton

McDowall

Head

Married

31

1850

England

Mary Sophia

McDowall

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

James

McDowall

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Robertson

McDowall

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDowall

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDowall

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Adam

Mother-In-Law

Widow

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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