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Household of William Gow (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gow, born in 1840 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gow, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes N (born 1870 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1871 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Gow's household

Male

William

Gow

Head
Female

Catherine

Gow

Wife
Female

Agnes N

Gow

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gow

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gow

Son
Female

Jessie

Gow

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gow

Head

Married

41

1840

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gow

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes N

Gow

Daughter

-

11

1870

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gow

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gow

Son

-

8

1873

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gow

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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