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Household of Alex Gow (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alex Gow and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Gow, born in 1846 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gow, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alex (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alex Gow's household

Male

Alex

Gow

Head
Female

Ellen

Gow

Wife
Male

John

Gow

Son
Female

Jane

Gow

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gow

Son
Male

Alex

Gow

Son
Male

Andrew

Gow

Son
Female

Helen

Gow

Daughter
Male

William

Gow

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Gow

Head

Married

35

1846

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Gow

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

John

Gow

Son

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Gow

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Gow

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex

Gow

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Gow

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Gow

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Gow

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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