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Household of Alexander Gow (born 1817, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blairgowrie, 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.

Alexander Gow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gow, born in 1817 in Logierait, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Gow, born in 1831 in Kinloch, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1859 in Kinloch, Perthshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1865 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Stewart (born 1871 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland) and Emily (born 1875 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gow's household

Male

Alexander

Gow

Head
Female

Janet

Gow

Wife
Male

William

Gow

Son
Female

Jeanie

Gow

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gow

Daughter
Male

Stewart

Gow

Son
Female

Emily

Gow

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gow

Head

Married

64

1817

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Gow

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kinloch, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Gow

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kinloch, Perthshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Gow

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gow

Daughter

-

13

1868

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Stewart

Gow

Son

-

10

1871

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Emily

Gow

Daughter

-

6

1875

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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