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Household of Caroline Gow (born 1852, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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.

Caroline Gow and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Caroline Gow, born in 1852 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Caroline was the head of the household, married to Jessie Gow, born in 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Caroline's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Caroline's Boarder, Jemima (born 1862 in Mount, Fife, Scotland) and Caroline's Boarder, James (born 1864 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).


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Caroline Gow's household

Female

Caroline

Gow

Head
Female

Jessie

Gow

Daughter
Female

Mary

Goodfellow

Servant
Female

Jemima

Miles

Boarder
Male

James

Fairfoul

Boarder
First name(s) Caroline
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Caroline

Gow

Head

Married

29

1852

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gow

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Goodfellow

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Miles

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Mount, Fife, Scotland

James

Fairfoul

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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