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Household of Henderson Gow (born 1836, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.
Henderson Gow and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henderson Gow, born in 1836 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Henderson was the head of the household, married to Dorothea Gow, born in 1839 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1862 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Henderson (born 1867 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Ella (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1876 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henderson's Servant, Jemima (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Henderson's Servant, Lizzie (born 1860 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).
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Henderson Gow's household
Henderson
Gow
Head
Dorothea
Gow
Wife
Jane
Gow
Daughter
William
Gow
Son
John
Gow
Son
Henderson
Gow
Son
Ella
Gow
Daughter
Arthur
Gow
Son
Jemima
McKay
Servant
Lizzie
Sinclair
Servant
| First name(s) | Henderson |
| Last name | Gow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henderson | Gow | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Dorothea | Gow | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Gow | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Gow | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Gow | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Henderson | Gow | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Ella | Gow | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Arthur | Gow | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jemima | McKay | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Sinclair | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
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