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Household of Richard Gowman (born 1850, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Richard Gowman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Gowman, born in 1850 in Little Torrington, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gowman, born in 1846 in Combe Martin, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1876 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Richard (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1879 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Richard Dyer, born in 1830 in Devon, England.


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Richard Gowman's household

Male

Richard

Gowman

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gowman

Wife
Female

Mary

Gowman

Daughter
Male

William

Gowman

Son
Female

Sarah

Gowman

Daughter
Male

Richard

Gowman

Son
Female

Margaret

Gowman

Daughter
Male

Richard

Dyer

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Gowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Little Torrington, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Gowman

Head

Married

31

1850

Little Torrington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Gowman

Wife

Married

35

1846

Combe Martin, Devon, England

Mary

Gowman

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Gowman

Son

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Gowman

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard

Gowman

Son

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Gowman

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard

Dyer

Lodger

Single

51

1830

Devon, England

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