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Household of William McGown (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 McGown and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McGown, born in 1842 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine McGown, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Michael (born 1864 in Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bridget (born 1870 in Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Anne (born 1876 in Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Rose A (born 1826 in Ireland), William's Aunt, Mary (born 1841 in Ireland) and William's Visitor, James (born 1857 in Ireland).


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William McGown's household

Male

William

McGown

Head
Female

Catherine

McGown

Wife
Male

John

McGown

Son
Male

Michael

McGown

Son
Female

Mary

McGown

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McGown

Daughter
Female

Bridget

McGown

Daughter
Female

Anne

McGown

Daughter
Female

Rose A

McGown

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Callaghan

Aunt
Male

James

McGown

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McGown

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Catherine

McGown

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

John

McGown

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

McGown

Son

-

17

1864

Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McGown

Daughter

-

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGown

Daughter

-

13

1868

Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bridget

McGown

Daughter

-

11

1870

Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

McGown

Daughter

-

5

1876

Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rose A

McGown

Mother-In-Law

Widow

55

1826

Ireland

Mary

Callaghan

Aunt

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

James

McGown

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

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