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Household of William McGowan (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 McGowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGowan, born in 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McGowan, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1818 in Ireland), William's Relative, Richard (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Hugh (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McGowan's household

Male

William

McGowan

Head
Female

Mary

McGowan

Wife
Female

Sarah

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGowan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Higgins

Mother-In-Law
Male

Richard

Higgins

Relative
Male

Hugh

Ritchie

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGowan

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

McGowan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Sarah

McGowan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McGowan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McGowan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Higgins

Mother-In-Law

Widow

63

1818

Ireland

Richard

Higgins

Relative

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Ritchie

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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