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Household of Alexander Dow (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ythan Wells, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dow, born in 1835 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Dow, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Helen (born 1863 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Samuel (born 1825 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William (born 1863 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William (born 1867 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, William (born 1869 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Dow's household
Alexander
Dow
Head
Isabella
Dow
Wife
Helen
Cormack
Servant
Samuel
Petrie
Servant
William
Thomson
Servant
William
Petrie
Servant
William
Nicol
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Dow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Dow | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Dow | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Cormack | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Petrie | Servant | Married | 56 | 1825 | Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland | |
William | Petrie | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Nicol | Servant | - | 12 | 1869 | Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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