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Household of William Gowan (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Killearn, Stirlingshire, 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.

William Gowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gowan, born in 1832 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gowan, born in 1844 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, John (born 1858 in Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William's -, William (born 1867 in Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Gowan's household

Male

William

Gowan

Head
Female

Mary

Gowan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gowan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gowan

Daughter
Male

William

Gowan

Son
Male

John

Gowan

Son
Male

John

McEwing

-
Male

William

McLaren

-
First name(s) William
Last name Gowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gowan

Head

Married

49

1832

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gowan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gowan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gowan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Gowan

Son

-

4

1877

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Gowan

Son

-

1

1880

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

McEwing

-

Unmarried

23

1858

Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

McLaren

-

-

14

1867

Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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