Peter Macdonald
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Household of John Gow (born 1844, Invernessshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alvie, Invernessshire, 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.
John Gow and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gow, born in 1844 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gow, born in 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Catherine Reat, born in 1855 in Morayshire, Scotland.
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John Gow's household
John
Gow
Head
Mary
Gow
Wife
Alexander
Gow
Son
Elizabeth
Gow
Daughter
Duncan
Gow
Son
Catherine
Gow
Daughter
Isabella
Gow
Daughter
Catherine
Reat
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Invernessshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gow | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Gow | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Gow | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gow | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Duncan | Gow | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Gow | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Gow | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Reat | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Morayshire, Scotland |
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