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Household of James Gowans (born 1818, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gowans, born in 1818 in Kinrossshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Gowans, born in 1825 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Marget (born 1855 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jean Ann (born 1860 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Gowans's household

Male

James

Gowans

Head
Female

Ann

Gowans

Wife
Female

Marget

Gowans

Daughter
Male

John

Gowans

Son
Male

William

Gowans

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gowans

Daughter
Female

Jean Ann

Scott

Servant
Female

Mary

McLaughlan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gowans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gowans

Head

Married

63

1818

Kinrossshire, Scotland

Ann

Gowans

Wife

Married

56

1825

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Marget

Gowans

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Gowans

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Gowans

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gowans

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

Jean Ann

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

McLaughlan

Servant

-

15

1866

Perthshire, Scotland

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