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Household of Alexander Dow (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.
Alexander Dow and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dow, born in 1838 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Joanna J Smith, born in 1850 in Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Fred, born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's -, Anne (born 1811 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Dow's household
Alexander
Dow
Head
Joanna J
Smith
Wife
Fred
Dow
Son
Anne
Dow
-
Margaret
Currie
Servant
Margaret
Stewart
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Dow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Dow | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Joanna J | Smith | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Fife, Scotland | |
Fred | Dow | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Anne | Dow | - | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Currie | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Stewart | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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