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Household of William Withers McDowall (born 1844, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 Withers McDowall and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Withers McDowall, born in 1844 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. William Withers was the head of the household, married to Martha McDowall, born in 1848 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John Lockhart (born 1869 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William W (born 1872 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1874 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Edith M (born 1877 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Mabel Eliza (born 1879 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William Withers's Servant, Maggie Jane (born 1863 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William Withers's Servant, Marion (born 1864 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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William Withers McDowall's household
William Withers
McDowall
Head
Martha
McDowall
Wife
John Lockhart
McDowall
Son
James
McDowall
Son
William W
McDowall Jr
Son
Alfred
McDowall
Son
Edith M
McDowall
Daughter
Mabel Eliza
McDowall
Daughter
Maggie Jane
Drysdale
Servant
Marion
Baillie
Servant
| First name(s) | William Withers |
| Last name | McDowall |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Withers | McDowall | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Martha | McDowall | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John Lockhart | McDowall | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | McDowall | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William W | McDowall Jr | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alfred | McDowall | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Edith M | McDowall | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mabel Eliza | McDowall | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Maggie Jane | Drysdale | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Baillie | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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