Census for Donald and Rose Murray Gow Household

	UK 1891	US 1900	New York 1905	US 1910	US 1920	US 1930	US 1940
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Index Name	Gow	Gow	Gow	Gow	Gow	Gow	Gow
Address	Bangor Street, Litherland, Sefton, Merseyside	1275 First Avenue, New York, New York	510 East 82nd Street, New York, New York	3206 Third Avenue, Bronx, New York	31 47th Street, Corona, Queens, New York	156-14 59th Avenue, Flushing, Queens, New York	21-35 41st Street, Flushing Heights, Queens, New York
Husband	Donald, 29, married, merchant seaman R&R, born in Scotland	Daniel, 36, married 18 years, oiler in power house, born in Scotland in 1852, immigrated in 1895	Daniel, 42, train operator, born in Scotland, 21 years in the United States, citizen	Daniel, 46, stationary operator, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1879	Daniel, 56, renter, crane operator on railway, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1897, naturalized in 1903	Daniel, 66, married at 18, owner, train operator on railroad, born in Scotland
Wife	Rosetta A., 28, born in Cheshire, England	Rose, 37, married 18 years, born in England, parents born in Ireland, immigrated in 1895	Rose, 41, housewife, born in England, 15 years in the United States, citizen	Rose, 46, 5 of 6 children living, born in England, parents born in Ireland, immigrated in 1895	Rose, 56, born in England, parents born in Ireland, naturalized in 1903	Rose, 66, married at 18, born in England	Rose, 77, renter, widow, born in England
Son	William I., 5, born in Cheshire, England	William, 14, born in England, immigrated in 1895, wagon boy (laundry)	William G., 21, fireman, born in England, 15 years in the United States, citizen
Daughter	Annie, 3, born in Cheshire, England	Anna, 12, born in England, immigrated in 1895	Annie S., 17, dressmaker stock clerk, born in England, 15 years in the United States, citizen	Annie, 22, stock clerk, dry goods, born in England, immigrated in 1895
Daughter		Loretta, 9, born in England, immigrated in 1895	Loretta, 15, department store clerk, born in England, 15 years in the United States, citizen	Loretta, 18, stock clerk, dry goods, born in England, immigrated in 1895
Daughter		Mary, 6, born in England, immigrated in 1895	May, 9	May, 15, mail order clerk, dry goods, born in England, immigrated in 1895	Charles and Mary Gow Byrne
Daughter			Helen L., 2	Helen F., 7	Ellen, 16

From the Gow Family Book:

	Alexander Georgeson was born in 1750. He married Elizabeth Gow in 1776.
William Gow, a crofter, married Catherine Forbes in 1779 in Latherton, Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands.	John Georgeson, 1779-1853, married Christina Wares, 1780-1864. They had 10 children, the oldest being Elizabeth. John and Christina are buried in Mid Clyth cemetery in Caithness.
Donald Gow was born in 1809 in Scotland. He married Elizabeth Georgeson, who was born in 1810 in Latherton, Caithness, Scotland. They had three children: Dollina in 1841, William in 1842 at Lybster, Caithness, and John in 1844. Donald was a cooper. He died in 1859 at Willowbrook, Wick, Scotland. Elizabeth died in 1996 at Willowbrook		James Sutherland was born in Loth, Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands, southwest of Caithness. He was a sea captain. He married Margaret Murray. Their daughter Ann was born in 1842 at Helmsdale, Sutherland.
William Gow married Ann Sutherland in 1863 in Pulteneytown, Wick, Caithness, Scotland. William was a cooper, like his father. William and Ann had 16 children, eight of whom survived to have families. The family started in Wick, then moved to Edinburgh, Scotland from 1867 to 1872, and on to Seacombe, England, which is across the Mersey River opposite Liverpool.
Their son Donald Gow was born in 1864 on Francis Street, Pulteneytown, Wick, Scotland. Donald "Dan" Gow marrried Roseanne "Rose" Murray in England on May 7, 1882. They lived in Wallasey, Chester, England. Wallasey is situated at the northeast of the Wirral Peninsula, on the western side of the River Mersey and adjoining the Irish Sea. In the 1891 census, they were living north of Liverpool less than a mile from the docks on the east side of the River Mersey. In 1895, they moved to New York, where they lived in Manhattan, the Bronx, and ultimately Flushing, Queens. Dan worked for the Interborough Rapid Transit Co. in the power plant for over 40 years. He died December 5, 1933 in Queens. Dan and Rose had five children: William George, born in 1886 Ann Sutherland, born in Seacombe, England on January 13, 1888 Loretta (Laurette), Mary Catherine (Mae), born in Wallasey, Chester on April 20 1895, a few weeks before the family emigrated to New York. She married Charles Byrne in Queens, New York, and they had five children, including William X. Byrne. Helen Louise.

From various sources:

Donald Gow was born in 1864 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. on the North Sea. Donald comes from the Scottish Dòmhnall, and is often anglicized as Daniel. His family moved 480 miles south to Wallasey, England, on the Irish Sea, across the Mersey River from Liverpool. He marrried Roseanne "Rose" Murray in England on May 7, 1882. They lived in Wallasey 13 years, then moved to the United States, arriving on May 10, 1895, with their four children. Daniel Gow was naturalized October 26, 1903, when he lived at 71 East End Avenue in Manhattan and worked as an oiler. The witness was Wiliam F. Murray, 172 Cherry Street, New York City, a hotel keeper (related to Rose?).

Daniel Gow died December 5, 1933, at 156-14 54th Avenue, Flushing, Queens, New York. The cause of death was coronary sclerosis myocarditis hypertension. He was buried December 8, 1933, at St. Michael's, an Episcopal cemetery in Queens. His occupation was crane maw. His parents were William and Anne Gow. His spouse was Catherine Rose Gow. Source: New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Death Certificates; Borough: Queens; Year: 1933.

Rose Murray Gow died July 29, 1941 at age 78. She was born about 1863 in England. Her address was 21-35 41st Street in Queens, New York, USA Cause of Death: chronic myocarditis generalized arteriosclerosis. Burial Date: August 1, 1941. Burial Place: St Michael's Cemetery. Her parents Lawrence and Ellen Murray were born in Ireland. Her daughter Anna G. Kempf was the informant. Source: New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Death Certificates; Borough: Queens; Year: 1941.

Gow is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic gobha, meaning smith. The surname Gow is a sept of the Clan Macpherson, a Highland Scottish clan. The Clan Macpherson are in turn a member of the confederation of the Clan Chattan.

Map showing the coast of Sutherland and Caithness on the North Sea in the Scottish Highlands. From lower left to upper right: Helmsdale, Latherton, Lybster, Mid Clyth, and Wick. Loth is near Helmsdale. Pulteneytown is part of Wick.

Hill o' Many Stanes. A south-facing hillside overlooking the North Sea at Mid Clyth, Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands. 200 upright stones, none more than a metre high, believed to be a relic of Bronze Age times. Similar rows of much taller stones are found in Brittany. Photo taken by Ron McKinnon in 1996. Source: Wikipedia.