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Household of John Gowland (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Gowland and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gowland, born in 1834 in Cotherstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorcas Gowland, born in 1845 in Kent, England. They had 6 children; Caroline (born 1868 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Eliza (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Thomas L (born 1873 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Martha A (born 1876 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Ralph (born 1880 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Ann E (born 1881 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son Head, John H Gowland, born in 1857 in Staindrop, Durham, England.


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John Gowland's household

Male

John

Gowland

Head
Female

Dorcas

Gowland

Wife
Male

John H

Gowland

Son Head
Female

Margaret A

Gowland

Wife
Female

Caroline

Gowland

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Gowland

Daughter
Male

Thomas L

Gowland

Son
Female

Martha A

Gowland

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Gowland

Son
Female

Ann E

Gowland

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gowland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gowland

Head

Married

47

1834

Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Dorcas

Gowland

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kent, England

John H

Gowland

Son Head

Married

24

1857

Staindrop, Durham, England

Margaret A

Gowland

Wife

Married

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

Caroline

Gowland

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Croydon, Surrey, England

Eliza

Gowland

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Thomas L

Gowland

Son

Single

8

1873

Greenwich, Kent, England

Martha A

Gowland

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ralph

Gowland

Son

Single

1

1880

Woolwich, Kent, England

Ann E

Gowland

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Woolwich, Kent, England

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