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Household of John Gowan (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

John Gowan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gowan, born in 1856 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Gowan, born in 1857 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, George (born 1876 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, William (born 1839 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and John's Lodgs Wife, Fanny (born 1841 in Ireland).


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John Gowan's household

Male

John

Gowan

Head
Female

Rebecca

Gowan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gowan

Daughter
Female

Edith

Gowan

Daughter
Male

George

Dennis

Step Son
Male

William

Allcorn

Lodger
Female

Fanny

Allcorn

Lodgs Wife
First name(s) John
Last name Gowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gowan

Head

Married

25

1856

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Gowan

Wife

Married

24

1857

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Gowan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Gowan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

George

Dennis

Step Son

Single

5

1876

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

William

Allcorn

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Maidstone, Kent, England

Fanny

Allcorn

Lodgs Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

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