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Household of David Gowans (born 1843, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.
David Gowans and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gowans, born in 1843 in Boarhills, Fife, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Betsy Fairbairn, born in 1840 in Dunino, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1861 in Fife, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1866 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jemima Moir (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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David Gowans's household
David
Gowans
Head
Betsy
Fairbairn
Wife
David
Gowans
Son
Mary Ann
Gowans
Daughter
Elizabeth
Gowans
Daughter
Jemima Moir
Gowans
Daughter
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Gowans |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Boarhills, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Gowans | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Boarhills, Fife, Scotland | |
Betsy | Fairbairn | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Dunino, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Gowans | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Fife, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Gowans | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gowans | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jemima Moir | Gowans | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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