John Gow

1816 - Aft 1891  (> 76 years)

• Name	John Gow
  Born	1816	Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1841
  	Cotton Handloom Weaver
  Residence	1841	Waterside, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Occupation	1851
  	Cotton Weaver
  Residence	1851	Waterside, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Occupation	1861
  	Cotton Hand Loom Weaver
  Residence	1861	Waterside, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton, Scotland
  Occupation	1871
  	Cotton Weaver
  Residence	1871	Waterside Village, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
  Occupation	1881
  	Grocer
  Residence	1881	Waterside Spring Villa, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
  Occupation	1891
  	Grocer
  Residence	1891	Waterside Shop, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
  Died	Aft 1891
  Person ID	I6985	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	John Gould Gow,   b. 20 Feb 1786, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1871 and 1881, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Janet Stirling,   b. 4 Mar 1786, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland ,   d. 1823, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland  (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1807	Scotland
  Family ID	F1972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Freeland,   b. 1829, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1855 and 1861, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland  (Age 26 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1851	Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Children	1. John Gow,   b. 1848, Waterside, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton, Scotland ,   d. Between 1851 and 1861  (Age 3 years)  [natural]   2. Janet Gow,   b. 1853, Waterside, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1873 and 1881, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland  (Age 20 years)  [natural]   3. Thomas Gow,   b. 4 Apr 1855, Waterside, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland ,   d. Aft 1901  (Age > 47 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F1970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John worked as a cotton hand loom weaver until his father died at which point it appears that John and his brother Andrew took over the family grocery store.