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Household of William Mowat (born 1815, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mowat, born in 1815 in St Andrews, Orkney, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Mowat, born in 1820 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1860 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.


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William Mowat's household

Male

William

Mowat

Head
Female

Barbara

Mowat

Wife
Male

James

Mowat

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mowat

Head

Married

66

1815

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Mowat

Wife

Married

61

1820

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James

Mowat

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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