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Household of William McGowan (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGowan, born in 1834 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McGowan, born in 1833 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1864 in Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1868 in Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William McGowan's household

Male

William

McGowan

Head
Female

Mary

McGowan

Wife
Male

William

McGowan

Son
Male

Alexander

McGowan

Son
Female

Mary A

McGowan

Daughter
Male

John

McGowan

Son
First name(s) William
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGowan

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Mary

McGowan

Wife

Married

48

1833

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

McGowan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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