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Household of William Mowat (born 1821, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bower, Caithness, 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 Mowat and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mowat, born in 1821 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mowat, born in 1823 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1850 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Robert (born 1858 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1861 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1864 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and George (born 1866 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Mowat's household

Male

William

Mowat

Head
Female

Margaret

Mowat

Wife
Female

Janet

Mowat

Daughter
Male

Robert

Mowat

Son
Male

Donald

Mowat

Son
Female

Lizzie

Mowat

Daughter
Male

George

Mowat

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mowat

Head

Married

60

1821

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Mowat

Wife

Married

58

1823

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Mowat

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Lizzie

Mowat

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

George

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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