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Household of Bruce Gowans (born 1825, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.
Bruce Gowans and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bruce Gowans, born in 1825 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Bruce was the head of the household, married to Ann Gowans, born in 1840 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; David H (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret D (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter R (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Bruce's Boarder, Margaret Rae, born in 1861 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Bruce Gowans's household
Bruce
Gowans
Head
Ann
Gowans
Wife
David H
Gowans
Son
Margaret D
Gowans
Daughter
Robert
Gowans
Son
James
Gowans
Son
Peter R
Gowans
Son
Margaret
Rae
Boarder
| First name(s) | Bruce |
| Last name | Gowans |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce | Gowans | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ann | Gowans | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David H | Gowans | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret D | Gowans | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert | Gowans | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Gowans | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Peter R | Gowans | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Rae | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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