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Household of William McCowie (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 McCowie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McCowie, born in 1848 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rose McCowie, born in 1875 in England. They had 2 children; William J (born 1874 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Uncle, Micha (born 1811 in Ireland) and William's Cousin, Francis (born 1860 in England).


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William McCowie's household

Male

William

McCowie

Head
Female

Rose

McCowie

Wife
Male

William J

McCowie

Son
Male

Robert

McCowie

Son
Male

Micha

O'Donnell

Uncle
Male

Francis

O'Donnell

Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name McCowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McCowie

Head

Married

33

1848

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rose

McCowie

Wife

Married

6

1875

England

William J

McCowie

Son

-

7

1874

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McCowie

Son

-

2

1879

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Micha

O'Donnell

Uncle

Widower

70

1811

Ireland

Francis

O'Donnell

Cousin

Unmarried

21

1860

England

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