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Household of Alexander McDow (born 1819, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 McDow and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDow, born in 1819 in Canongate, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Hannah McDow, born in 1815 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1862 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander McDow's household

Male

Alexander

McDow

Head
Female

Hannah

McDow

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDow

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDow

Head

Married

62

1819

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Hannah

McDow

Wife

Married

66

1815

London, Middlesex, England

Alexander

McDow

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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