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Household of Henry Gowan (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry Gowan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Gowan, born in 1836 in Great Elm, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gowan, born in 1847 in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen F H (born 1877 in Middlesex, England) and Ethel A L (born 1881 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Edith (born 1859 in Southall, Middlesex, England), Henry's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Henry's Boarder, Edward (born 1833 in East Indies), Henry's Boarder, Annie S (born 1829 in -) and Henry's Servant, Maria (born 1860 in Hulse, Somerset, England).


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Henry Gowan's household

Male

Henry

Gowan

Head
Female

Mary A

Gowan

Wife
Female

Ellen F H

Gowan

Daughter
Female

Ethel A L

Gowan

Daughter
Female

Edith

Jordan

Servant
Female

Catherine

Kelly

Servant
Male

Edward

Woolhouse

Boarder
Female

Annie S

Woolhouse

Boarder
Female

Maria

Mays

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Gowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Great Elm, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Gowan

Head

Married

45

1836

Great Elm, Somerset, England

Mary A

Gowan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England

Ellen F H

Gowan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Ethel A L

Gowan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesex, England

Edith

Jordan

Servant

Single

22

1859

Southall, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Kelly

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edward

Woolhouse

Boarder

Married

48

1833

East Indies

Annie S

Woolhouse

Boarder

Married

52

1829

-

Maria

Mays

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hulse, Somerset, England

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