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Household of John Gow (born 1829, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, England

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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.

John Gow and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gow, born in 1829 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Gow, born in 1833 in Hampshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Reading, Berkshire, England), William (born 1860 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), James (born 1862 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Mary W (born 1864 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1866 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1871 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and George (born 1874 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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John Gow's household

Male

John

Gow

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Gow

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gow

Son
Male

William

Gow

Son
Male

James

Gow

Son
Female

Mary W

Gow

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gow

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Gow

Son
Male

George

Gow

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gow

Head

Married

52

1829

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth Ann

Gow

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hampshire, England

Thomas

Gow

Son

Single

22

1859

Reading, Berkshire, England

William

Gow

Son

Single

21

1860

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

James

Gow

Son

Single

19

1862

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary W

Gow

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Gow

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Gow

Son

Single

10

1871

Peckham, Surrey, England

George

Gow

Son

Single

7

1874

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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