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Household of Joseph Gowking (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Gowking and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Gowking, born in 1839 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gowking, born in 1840 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Rowland (born 1865 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1867 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England), Major (born 1869 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1870 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1872 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1876 in Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Gowking's household

Male

Joseph

Gowking

Head
Female

Ellen

Gowking

Wife
Male

Rowland

Gowking

Son
Female

Harriet

Gowking

Daughter
Male

Major

Gowking

Son
Female

Ruth

Gowking

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Gowking

Son
Female

Annie

Gowking

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Gowking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Gowking

Head

Married

42

1839

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Gowking

Wife

Married

41

1840

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Rowland

Gowking

Son

Single

16

1865

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Gowking

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Major

Gowking

Son

Single

12

1869

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Gowking

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Gowking

Son

Single

9

1872

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Gowking

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

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