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Household of George Dow (born 1817, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leuchars, 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.

George Dow and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Dow, born in 1817 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Agnes Dow, born in 1827 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1851 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1855 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1857 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), George W (born 1865 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland), Rachael (born 1868 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland), Helen M (born 1870 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1872 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and George's Servant, May (born 1860 in Largo, Fife, Scotland).


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George Dow's household

Male

George

Dow

Head
Female

Agnes

Dow

Wife
Male

James

Dow

Son
Female

Agnes

Dow

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter
Male

George W

Dow

Son
Female

Rachael

Dow

Daughter
Female

Helen M

Dow

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Dow

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Servant
Female

May

McQueen

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Dow

Head

Married

64

1817

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Dow

Wife

Married

54

1827

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

James

Dow

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

George W

Dow

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

Rachael

Dow

Daughter

-

13

1868

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

Helen M

Dow

Daughter

-

11

1870

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Dow

Son

-

9

1872

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Servant

-

21

1860

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

May

McQueen

Servant

-

21

1860

Largo, Fife, Scotland

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