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Household of John Gow (born 1828, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Muthill, Perthshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gow, born in 1828 in Comrie, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Morrison Gow, born in 1838 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1866 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland) and Mungo (born 1872 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mathew (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Helen (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Gow's household

Male

John

Gow

Head
Female

Morrison

Gow

Wife
Female

Mary

Gow

Daughter
Male

Mungo

Gow

Son
Male

Mathew

Whiten

Servant
Female

Helen

Haxton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gow

Head

Married

53

1828

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Morrison

Gow

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Gow

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

Mungo

Gow

Son

-

9

1872

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

Mathew

Whiten

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Haxton

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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