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Household of John Gow (born 1851, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gow, born in 1851 in Comrie, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gow, born in 1838 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James D (born 1855 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Daniel (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David D (born 1868 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Isabella M (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane M Bankier, born in 1863 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Gow's household

Male

John

Gow

Head
Female

Margaret

Gow

Wife
Male

James D

Gow

Son
Male

John

Gow

Son
Male

Daniel

Gow

Son
Male

David D

Gow

Son
Male

Peter

Gow

Son
Female

Isabella M

Gow

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gow

Son
Female

Jane M

Bankier

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gow

Head

Married

30

1851

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gow

Wife

Married

43

1838

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

James D

Gow

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Gow

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Daniel

Gow

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David D

Gow

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Gow

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella M

Gow

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Gow

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane M

Bankier

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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