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Household of Alexander Low (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 Low and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Low, born in 1840 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Low, born in 1841 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1866 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Low's household

Male

Alexander

Low

Head
Female

Mary

Low

Wife
Female

Jane

Low

Daughter
Male

David

Low

Son
Female

Janet

Low

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Low

Son
Female

Mary

Low

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Low

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Low

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Low
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Low

Head

Married

41

1840

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Low

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Low

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

David

Low

Son

-

13

1868

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Low

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Low

Son

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Low

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Low

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Low

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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