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Household of Alexander Gowans (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gowans, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Gowans, born in 1848 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander K (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Cecilia T (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gowans's household

Male

Alexander

Gowans

Head
Female

Mary

Gowans

Wife
Male

David

Gowans

Son
Male

Alexander K

Gowans

Son
Female

Cecilia T

Gowans

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gowans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gowans

Head

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Gowans

Wife

Married

33

1848

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

David

Gowans

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander K

Gowans

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia T

Gowans

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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