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Household of Robert Gowans (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kemback, Fife, 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.

Robert Gowans and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gowans, born in 1836 in Kennoway, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gowans, born in 1839 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father-In-Law, John (born 1810 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland), Robert's Niece, Jane (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, David (born 1825 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert Gowans's household

Male

Robert

Gowans

Head
Female

Margaret

Gowans

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Father-In-Law
Female

Jane

Hutton

Niece
Male

David

Masterton

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gowans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gowans

Head

Married

45

1836

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Gowans

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

John

Thomson

Father-In-Law

Widower

71

1810

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Hutton

Niece

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Masterton

Boarder

Widower

56

1825

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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