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Household of William McDowall (born 1825, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, 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.

William McDowall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDowall, born in 1825 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hanna McDowall, born in 1829 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1859 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1866 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Annay Clive, born in 1879 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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William McDowall's household

Male

William

McDowall

Head
Female

Hanna

McDowall

Wife
Female

Helen

McDowall

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McDowall

Son
Female

Mary

McDowall

Daughter
Female

Annay

Clive

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name McDowall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDowall

Head

Married

56

1825

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hanna

McDowall

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

McDowall

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDowall

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McDowall

Daughter

-

15

1866

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annay

Clive

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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