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Household of William Gow (born 1830, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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.
William Gow and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gow, born in 1830 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gow, born in 1834 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1862 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1865 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1868 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Alexander (born 1861 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1863 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1866 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1868 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Step Son, Robert (born 1870 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William's Step Son, John (born 1872 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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William Gow's household
William
Gow
Head
Margaret
Gow
Wife
Annie
Gow
Daughter
Marion
Gow
Daughter
William
Gow
Son
Alexander
Smith
Step Son
Jane
Smith
Step Daughter
Mary
Smith
Step Daughter
Margaret
Smith
Step Daughter
Robert
Smith
Step Son
John
Smith
Step Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Gow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Gow | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Gow | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Gow | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Gow | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Gow | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Smith | Step Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Smith | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Smith | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Smith | Step Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Smith | Step Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Smith | Step Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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