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Household of John Gow (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glenisla, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gow, born in 1833 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gow, born in 1833 in Abernethy, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1860 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland), Lilly A (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isibella (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1872 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Jannet Gow, born in 1881 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Gow's household

Male

John

Gow

Head
Female

Margaret

Gow

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gow

Son
Female

Lilly A

Gow

Daughter
Female

Isibella

Gow

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gow

Daughter
Female

Jannet

Gow

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gow

Head

Married

48

1833

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gow

Wife

Married

48

1833

Abernethy, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gow

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

Lilly A

Gow

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isibella

Gow

Daughter

-

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Gow

Daughter

-

9

1872

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jannet

Gow

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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