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Household of James Gow (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Gow and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gow, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gow, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Robert Murdoch, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Gow's household

Male

James

Gow

Head
Female

Mary

Gow

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gow

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gow

Daughter
Male

Robert

Murdoch

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gow

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gow

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Elizabeth

Gow

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gow

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Murdoch

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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