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Household of Peter Gow (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

Peter Gow and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gow, born in 1836 in Dunning, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Gow, born in 1842 in England. They had 7 children; Alexander Shaw (born 1863 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Henry Shaw (born 1869 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary Drummond (born 1872 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Tidale (born 1878 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Catherine Currie (born 1881 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Peter Gow's household

Male

Peter

Gow

Head
Female

Mary

Gow

Wife
Male

Alexander Shaw

Gow

Son
Male

Henry Shaw

Gow

Son
Female

Mary Drummond

Gow

Daughter
Male

James

Gow

Son
Male

Peter

Gow

Son
Female

Elizabeth Tidale

Gow

Daughter
Female

Catherine Currie

Gow

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gow

Head

Married

45

1836

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Gow

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

Alexander Shaw

Gow

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Henry Shaw

Gow

Son

-

12

1869

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary Drummond

Gow

Daughter

-

9

1872

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Gow

Son

-

7

1874

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Peter

Gow

Son

-

5

1876

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Tidale

Gow

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Catherine Currie

Gow

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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