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Household of John R Gow (born 1814, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 R Gow and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Gow, born in 1814 in Longforgan, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Barbara Gow, born in 1831 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1852 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), John R (born 1854 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Peter R (born 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), George R (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane Ann J (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James R (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John R's Servant, Agnes Hendry, born in 1861 in Ruthven, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John R Gow's household

Male

John R

Gow

Head
Female

Barbara

Gow

Wife
Male

Robert

Gow

Son
Male

John R

Gow

Son
Male

Peter R

Gow

Son
Male

George R

Gow

Son
Female

Jane Ann J

Gow

Daughter
Male

James R

Gow

Son
Female

Agnes

Hendry

Servant
First name(s) John R
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Gow

Head

Married

67

1814

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Barbara

Gow

Wife

Married

50

1831

Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Gow

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John R

Gow

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter R

Gow

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

George R

Gow

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Ann J

Gow

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James R

Gow

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Hendry

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ruthven, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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