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Household of Collin Dow (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

Collin Dow and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Collin Dow, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Collin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dow, born in 1852 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Collin's Boarder, Ann (born 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Collin's Boarder, George (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Collin's Boarder, Mary (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Collin's Boarder, Jessie (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Collin's Boarder, Sarah (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Collin Dow's household

Male

Collin

Dow

Head
Female

Sarah

Dow

Wife
Male

John

Dow

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter
Female

Ann

Grant

Boarder
Male

George

Grant

Boarder
Female

Mary

Grant

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Stewart

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Stewart

Boarder
First name(s) Collin
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Collin

Dow

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Dow

Wife

Married

29

1852

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Grant

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Grant

Boarder

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Grant

Boarder

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Stewart

Boarder

-

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Stewart

Boarder

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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