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Household of William Gowens (born 1815, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

William Gowens and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gowens, born in 1815 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gowens, born in 1821 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 3 children; J Price (born 1850 in Warkworth, Northumberland, England), Mary A (born 1852 in Warkworth, Northumberland, England) and William J (born 1856 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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William Gowens's household

Male

William

Gowens

Head
Female

Mary

Gowens

Wife
Female

J Price

Gowens

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Gowens

Daughter
Male

William J

Gowens

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gowens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gowens

Head

Married

66

1815

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Mary

Gowens

Wife

Married

60

1821

South Shields, Durham, England

J Price

Gowens

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Warkworth, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Gowens

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Warkworth, Northumberland, England

William J

Gowens

Son

Single

25

1856

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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