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Household of Alexander Dow (born 1840, Kincardineshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tough, Aberdeenshire, 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.
Alexander Dow and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dow, born in 1840 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dow, born in 1843 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary B (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Francis Downie, born in 1824 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Dow's household
Alexander
Dow
Head
Isabella
Dow
Wife
Henry
Dow
Son
Isabella
Dow
Daughter
Jane
Dow
Daughter
Alexander
Dow
Son
Mary B
Dow
Daughter
John
Dow
Son
Francis
Downie
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Dow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Dow | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Dow | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Dow | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Dow | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Dow | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Dow | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary B | Dow | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Dow | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Francis | Downie | Visitor | Unmarried | 57 | 1824 | Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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