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Household of John Gow (born 1859, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 1859 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Gow, born in 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Adelina (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Adam (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Visitor, James (born 1849 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Anthony (born 1862 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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John Gow's household
John
Gow
Head
Barbara
Gow
Wife
Helen
Gow
Daughter
Adelina
Gow
Daughter
Adam
Gow
Nephew
Mary
Piekens
Servant
James
Cumming
Visitor
Anthony
Cumming
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 22 |
| Birth year | 1859 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gow | Head | Married | 22 | 1859 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Barbara | Gow | Wife | Married | 22 | 1859 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Gow | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Adelina | Gow | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Adam | Gow | Nephew | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Piekens | Servant | - | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Cumming | Visitor | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Anthony | Cumming | Visitor | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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