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Household of Thomas Gowland (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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.

Thomas Gowland and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gowland, born in 1835 in Stanhope, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James (born 1857 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Jane (born 1870 in Stanhope, Durham, England) and Esther (born 1872 in Stanhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Joseph Brownless, born in 1860 in Darlington, Durham, England.


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Thomas Gowland's household

Male

Thomas

Gowland

Head
Male

James

Gowland

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gowland

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gowland

Son
Female

Jane

Gowland

Daughter
Female

Esther

Gowland

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Brownless

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gowland
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Stanhope, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gowland

Head

Widower

46

1835

Stanhope, Durham, England

James

Gowland

Son

Single

24

1857

Stanhope, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Gowland

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Stanhope, Durham, England

Joseph

Gowland

Son

Single

14

1867

Stanhope, Durham, England

Jane

Gowland

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stanhope, Durham, England

Esther

Gowland

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stanhope, Durham, England

Joseph

Brownless

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Darlington, Durham, England

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