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Household of John Gow (born 1811, Stirlingshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gow, born in 1811 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gow, born in 1814 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Walter (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Walter Graham, born in 1847 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Gow's household

Male

John

Gow

Head
Female

Sarah

Gow

Wife
Male

Walter

Gow

Son
Male

Walter

Graham

Boarder
Female

Janet

Graham

Wife
Female

Janet

Graham

Daughter
Male

James

Graham

Son
Male

Walter

Graham

Son
Female

Agnes

Graham

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gow

Head

Married

70

1811

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gow

Wife

Married

67

1814

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Walter

Gow

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Graham

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Graham

Wife

-

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Graham

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Graham

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Graham

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Graham

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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