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Household of Peter Gow (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

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 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Gow, born in 1833 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Granddaughter, Agnes Housten, born in 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter Gow's household

Male

Peter

Gow

Head
Female

Mary

Gow

Wife
Male

Peter

Gow

Son
Male

William

Gow

Son
Female

Annie

Gow

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Gow

Son
Female

Helen

Gow

Daughter
Male

George

Gow

Son
Female

Agnes

Housten

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gow

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gow

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

Gow

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gow

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Gow

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Gow

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Gow

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Gow

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Housten

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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