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Household of Edward Gowney (born 1842, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England

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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.

Edward Gowney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Gowney, born in 1842 in Devizes, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary J Gowney, born in 1852 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Edward J (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Ellen L (born 1872 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), David J (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), George (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Rose (born 1881 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, James G Long, born in 1858 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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Edward Gowney's household

Male

Edward

Gowney

Head
Female

Mary J

Gowney

Wife
Male

Edward J

Gowney

Son
Female

Ellen L

Gowney

Daughter
Male

David J

Gowney

Son
Male

George

Gowney

Son
Female

Rose

Gowney

Daughter
Male

James G

Long

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Gowney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Gowney

Head

Married

39

1842

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Mary J

Gowney

Wife

Married

29

1852

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edward J

Gowney

Son

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ellen L

Gowney

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

David J

Gowney

Son

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

George

Gowney

Son

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Rose

Gowney

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

James G

Long

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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