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Household of John Gow (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gow, born in 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Gow, born in 1839 in England. They had 6 children; John (born 1864 in England), Joseph (born 1866 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Gow's household

Male

John

Gow

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Gow

Wife
Male

John

Gow

Son
Male

Joseph

Gow

Son
Male

Peter

Gow

Son
Male

Robert

Gow

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Gow

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Gow

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gow

Head

Married

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gow

Wife

Married

42

1839

England

John

Gow

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

England

Joseph

Gow

Son

-

15

1866

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Gow

Son

-

9

1872

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Gow

Son

-

8

1873

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Gow

Daughter

-

5

1876

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Gow

Son

-

2

1879

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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