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Household of William Gowans (born 1821, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scone, Perthshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gowans, born in 1821 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella W Gowans, born in 1841 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1862 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Esther Cunningham, born in 1862 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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William Gowans's household

Male

William

Gowans

Head
Female

Isabella W

Gowans

Wife
Female

Helen

Gowans

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gowans

Son
Male

James

Gowans

Son
Female

Margaret

Gowans

Daughter
Male

John

Gowans

Son
Male

Charles

Gowans

Son
Female

Esther

Cunningham

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gowans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gowans

Head

Married

60

1821

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Isabella W

Gowans

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Gowans

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gowans

Son

-

11

1870

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Gowans

Son

-

10

1871

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gowans

Daughter

-

5

1876

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Gowans

Son

-

3

1878

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

Charles

Gowans

Son

-

1

1880

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

Esther

Cunningham

Servant

-

19

1862

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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