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Household of Walter Gowans (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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.

Walter Gowans and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Gowans, born in 1838 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gowans, born in 1840 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Walter (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Walter Gowans's household

Male

Walter

Gowans

Head
Female

Jessie

Gowans

Wife
Male

Walter

Gowans

Son
Male

George

Gowans

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Gowans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Gowans

Head

Married

43

1838

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gowans

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Walter

Gowans

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Gowans

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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