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Household of William Gowans (born 1852, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Gowans and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gowans, born in 1852 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Gowans, born in 1853 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1874 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, Andrew Robertson, born in 1868 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Gowans's household

Male

William

Gowans

Head
Female

Barbara

Gowans

Wife
Male

James

Gowans

Son
Male

Andrew

Robertson

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Gowans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gowans

Head

Married

29

1852

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Barbara

Gowans

Wife

Married

28

1853

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gowans

Son

-

7

1874

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Robertson

Nephew

Unmarried

13

1868

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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