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Household of Charles Gow (born 1824, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blair Athole, 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.

Charles Gow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Gow, born in 1824 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gow, born in 1830 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Perthshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Perthshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1869 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Charles's Boarder, Archibald (born 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Charles Gow's household

Male

Charles

Gow

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gow

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gow

Son
Female

Jane

Gow

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Gow

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gow

Daughter
Male

William

McBean

Boarder
Male

Archibald

Nicolson

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Gow

Head

Married

57

1824

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gow

Wife

Married

51

1830

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gow

Son

-

15

1866

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Gow

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Gow

Daughter

-

12

1869

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Gow

Daughter

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

William

McBean

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Invernessshire, Scotland

Archibald

Nicolson

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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