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Household of John Gowans (born 1839, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, 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.
John Gowans and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gowans, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Gowans, born in 1838 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1867 in England), Agnes (born 1869 in England), Barbara (born 1862 in England) and William (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Peter Dick, born in 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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John Gowans's household
John
Gowans
Head
Isabella
Gowans
Wife
Jane
Gowans
Daughter
Agnes
Gowans
Daughter
Barbara
Gowans
Daughter
William
Gowans
Son
Peter
Dick
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gowans |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gowans | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Gowans | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Gowans | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | England | |
Agnes | Gowans | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | England | |
Barbara | Gowans | Daughter | - | 19 | 1862 | England | |
William | Gowans | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Peter | Dick | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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