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Household of Gordon Gow (born 1820, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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.
Gordon Gow and 2 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gordon Gow, born in 1820 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 3 members. Gordon was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John, born 1853 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Gordon's Servant, Helen Rendal, born in 1860 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
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Gordon Gow's household
Gordon
Gow
Head
John
Gow
Son
Helen
Rendal
Servant
| First name(s) | Gordon |
| Last name | Gow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (3 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gordon | Gow | Head | Widower | 61 | 1820 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Gow | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Helen | Rendal | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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