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Household of Alexander Dow (born 1817, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liff Benvie & Invergowrie, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dow, born in 1817 in Abernyte, Perthshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Dow, born in 1818 in Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary R Simon, born in 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Dow's household

Male

Alexander

Dow

Head
Female

Mary

Dow

Wife
Female

Mary R

Simon

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dow

Head

Married

64

1817

Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Dow

Wife

Married

63

1818

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary R

Simon

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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