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Household of John Gower (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Gower and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gower, born in 1848 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Gower, born in 1849 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1873 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), John (born 1877 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Margaret (born 1879 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Edward (born 1874 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Emma Gower, born in 1818 in West Ham, Essex, England.


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John Gower's household

Male

John

Gower

Head
Female

Louisa

Gower

Wife
Female

Emma

Gower

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gower

Daughter
Male

John

Gower

Son
Female

Margaret

Gower

Daughter
Male

Edward

Gower

Son
Female

Emma

Gower

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Gower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gower

Head

Married

33

1848

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Louisa

Gower

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Emma

Gower

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Ellen

Gower

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John

Gower

Son

Single

4

1877

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Margaret

Gower

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Edward

Gower

Son

Single

7

1874

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Emma

Gower

Mother

Widow

63

1818

West Ham, Essex, England

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