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Household of James Gow (born 1816, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drymen, Stirlingshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gow, born in 1816 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gow, born in 1844 in Kippen, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Maggie (born 1862 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1864 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Aitken, born in 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Gow's household

Male

James

Gow

Head
Female

Mary

Gow

Wife
Female

Maggie

Gow

Daughter
Male

Alex

Gow

Son
Male

John

Gow

Son
Male

Robert

Gow

Son
Female

Agnes

Gow

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gow

Daughter
Male

James

Gow

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Aitken

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gow

Head

Married

65

1816

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Gow

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kippen, Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gow

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alex

Gow

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Gow

Son

-

14

1867

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Gow

Son

-

11

1870

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gow

Daughter

-

9

1872

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gow

Daughter

-

4

1877

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Gow

Son

-

1

1880

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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