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Household of James Gowans (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochee, 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.

James Gowans and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gowans, born in 1842 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maggie Gowans, born in 1849 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Christina (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Gowans's household

Male

James

Gowans

Head
Female

Maggie

Gowans

Wife
Female

Jane

Gowans

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gowans

Son
Female

Christina

Gowans

Daughter
Male

James

Gowans

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gowans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gowans

Head

Married

39

1842

Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gowans

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Gowans

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Gowans

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Gowans

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gowans

Son

-

0

1881

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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