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Household of Alexander Gowans (born 1830, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stirling, Stirlingshire, 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.
Alexander Gowans and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gowans, born in 1830 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Rachael C Or Gowans, born in 1832 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Rachael (born 1857 in Cromwell, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1871 in Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1874 in Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Gowans's household
Alexander
Gowans
Head
Rachael
C Or Gowans
Wife
Rachael
Gowans
Daughter
Alexander
Gowans
Son
William
Gowans
Son
Mary
Gowans
Daughter
Martha
Gowans
Daughter
Maggie
Gowans
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Gowans |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Gowans | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Rachael | C Or Gowans | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Rachael | Gowans | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Cromwell, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Gowans | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
William | Gowans | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gowans | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Gowans | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Gowans | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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