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Household of William Gower (born 1846, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Gower and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gower, born in 1846 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Tain Gower, born in 1855 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Katherine (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Esther (born 1872 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Fanny (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Carrie (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Notting Hill, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Bessy Hart, born in 1860 in Widford, Hertfordshire, England.


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William Gower's household

Male

William

Gower

Head
Female

Tain

Gower

Wife
Female

Katherine

Gower

Daughter
Female

Esther

Gower

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Gower

Daughter
Female

Carrie

Gower

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Gower

Son
Female

Bessy

Hart

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gower

Head

Married

35

1846

Lewes, Sussex, England

Tain

Gower

Wife

Married

26

1855

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Katherine

Gower

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

Esther

Gower

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Gower

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Carrie

Gower

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Gower

Son

Single

0

1881

Notting Hill, Middlesex, England

Bessy

Hart

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Widford, Hertfordshire, England

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