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Household of William McDowell (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England

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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 McDowell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McDowell, born in 1845 in Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A McDowell, born in 1847 in Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1872 in Cranswick, Yorkshire, England), Nancy (born 1874 in Cranswick, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Rishton, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1878 in Rishton, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1879 in Rishton, Yorkshire, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in Rishton, Yorkshire, England).


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William McDowell's household

Male

William

McDowell

Head
Female

Mary A

McDowell

Wife
Male

Robert

McDowell

Son
Female

Nancy

McDowell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDowell

Daughter
Male

David

McDowell

Son
Male

William

McDowell

Son
Female

Mary A

McDowell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McDowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McDowell

Head

Married

36

1845

Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

McDowell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England

Robert

McDowell

Son

Single

9

1872

Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

McDowell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cranswick, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

McDowell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rishton, Yorkshire, England

David

McDowell

Son

Single

3

1878

Rishton, Yorkshire, England

William

McDowell

Son

Single

2

1879

Rishton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

McDowell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rishton, Yorkshire, England

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