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Household of James Gowans (born 1822, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 1822 in Blackness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gowans, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Rosa (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1856 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jessie (born 1854 in Bonar Bridge, Sutherland, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jeannie (born 1858 in Longridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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James Gowans's household
James
Gowans
Head
Mary
Gowans
Wife
Rosa
Gowans
Daughter
Isabella
Gowans
Daughter
James
Gowans
Son
Helen
Gowans
Daughter
Jessie
Ross
Servant
Jeannie
Crawford
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Gowans |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Blackness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Gowans | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Blackness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Gowans | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Rosa | Gowans | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Gowans | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Gowans | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Gowans | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Ross | Servant | - | 27 | 1854 | Bonar Bridge, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Jeannie | Crawford | Servant | - | 23 | 1858 | Longridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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