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Household of William Mowat (born 1843, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoy & Graemsay, Orkney, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mowat, born in 1843 in Hoy, Orkney, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Mowat, born in 1841 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1863 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Isaac (born 1864 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1880 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father-In-Law, Isaac Robb, born in 1809 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.


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William Mowat's household

Male

William

Mowat

Head
Female

Mary

Mowat

Wife
Male

William

Mowat

Son
Male

Isaac

Mowat

Son
Male

James

Mowat

Son
Female

Catherine

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Ann

Mowat

Daughter
Male

John

Mowat

Son
Female

Margaret

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mowat

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mowat

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Robb

Father-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mowat

Head

Married

38

1843

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Mowat

Wife

Married

40

1841

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

William

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Isaac

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

James

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Mowat

Daughter

-

11

1870

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Mowat

Daughter

-

10

1871

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

John

Mowat

Son

-

8

1873

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Mowat

Daughter

-

6

1875

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Mowat

Daughter

-

1

1880

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Mowat

Daughter

-

0

1881

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Isaac

Robb

Father-In-Law

Widower

72

1809

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

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