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Household of William Mowat (born 1826, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Olrig, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mowat, born in 1826 in Caithness, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Mowat, born in 1826 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Donald (born 1859 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Janet (born 1861 in Caithness, Scotland), Sarah (born 1864 in Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Caithness, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1870 in Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandchild, Janet Mowat, born in 1881 in Caithness, Scotland.


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William Mowat's household

Male

William

Mowat

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Mowat

Wife
Male

Donald

Mowat

Son
Female

Janet

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mowat

Daughter
Male

John

Mowat

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Janet

Mowat

Grandchild
First name(s) William
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mowat

Head

Married

55

1826

Caithness, Scotland

Mary Ann

Mowat

Wife

Married

55

1826

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

Mowat

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Caithness, Scotland

Sarah

Mowat

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Caithness, Scotland

John

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Caithness, Scotland

Mary Ann

Mowat

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Mowat

Grandchild

-

0

1881

Caithness, Scotland

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