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Household of Charles Gowans (born 1830, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkden Parish, 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.

Charles Gowans and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Gowans, born in 1830 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Mary Gowans, born in 1837 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1858 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Barbara (born 1864 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Stewart (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Edward (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Charles Gowans's household

Male

Charles

Gowans

Head
Female

Mary

Gowans

Wife
Male

Charles

Gowans

Son
Male

James

Gowans

Son
Female

Barbara

Gowans

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gowans

Daughter
Male

Stewart

Gowans

Son
Male

Edward

Gowans

Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Gowans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Gowans

Head

Married

51

1830

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Gowans

Wife

Married

44

1837

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Gowans

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gowans

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara

Gowans

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Gowans

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Stewart

Gowans

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edward

Gowans

Son

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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