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Household of William McGovenay (born 1842)

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 McGovenay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGovenay, born in 1842 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane McGovenay, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Ireland), Eliza Jane (born 1866 in Ireland), Hugh (born 1868 in Ireland), William (born 1870 in Ireland), Mary (born 1872 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1874 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William McGovenay's household

Male

William

McGovenay

Head
Female

Jane

McGovenay

Wife
Male

John

McGovenay

Son
Female

Eliza Jane

McGovenay

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McGovenay

Son
Male

William

McGovenay

Son
Female

Mary

McGovenay

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McGovenay

Son
Male

Andrew

McGovenay

Son
Female

Janet

McGovenay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McGovenay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGovenay

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Jane

McGovenay

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

John

McGovenay

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ireland

Eliza Jane

McGovenay

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

Hugh

McGovenay

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Ireland

William

McGovenay

Son

-

11

1870

Ireland

Mary

McGovenay

Daughter

-

9

1872

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

McGovenay

Son

-

7

1874

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

McGovenay

Son

-

5

1876

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McGovenay

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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