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Household of John Gow (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gow, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gow, born in 1853 in -. They had 1 child; George, born 1880 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, William B Johnstone, born in 1867 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John Gow's household

Male

John

Gow

Head
Female

Jane

Gow

Wife
Male

George

Gow

Son
Male

William B

Johnstone

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gow

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gow

Wife

-

28

1853

-

George

Gow

Son

-

1

1880

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William B

Johnstone

Brother-In-Law

-

14

1867

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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