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Household of Alex S Dow (born 1832)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.
Alex S Dow and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex S Dow, born in 1832 in , consisted of 7 members. Alex S was the head of the household, married to May Dow, born in 1841 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1862 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William Alex (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John Allan (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex S's Mother-In-Law, May Robertson, born in 1801 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland.
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Alex S Dow's household
Alex S
Dow
Head
May
Dow
Wife
George
Dow
Son
William Alex
Dow
Son
Ellen
Dow
Daughter
John Allan
Dow
Son
May
Robertson
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alex S |
| Last name | Dow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | - |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex S | Dow | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | - | |
May | Dow | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
George | Dow | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William Alex | Dow | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ellen | Dow | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John Allan | Dow | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
May | Robertson | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 80 | 1801 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland |
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