Hello Jes The 1851 Scottish census has only 4 males named Charles Gowans, and none of them is old enough to be Catherine's father. However there is a household at 9 Jamaica Street, Edinburgh headed by a Joseph Gowans which includes two children named Charles and Catherine. As follows: Joseph, head, 37, born Edinburgh, shoemaker (master) Catherine, wife, 37, born Edinburgh Sarah, daughter, 13, born Edinburgh, scholar George, son, 11, born Edinburgh, scholar Charles, son, 7, born Edinburgh, scholar Catherine, daughter, 4, born Edinburgh Nicholas, son, 2, born Edinburgh It's possible that Catherine got the names confused on the marriage certificate. It has been known to happen. Rhoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur" <arthur@thedangerfields.plus.com> To: <sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:15 PM Subject: [SCT-EDINBURGH] -GOWANS > GOWANS CATHERINE- Please can any one give info on early life and parents > and siblings of Catherine Gowans b 1848/9 Scotland probably Edinburgh in > the region of the Royal Mile? Father's name is Charles per her marriage > certificate. She had moved to London by the age of 22 and was a > parlourmaid there. I am not sure if she is the industrial scholar at 6 > Lauriston Lane shown in the 1861 Census. > Jes > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-EDINBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >