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Household of Godfrey Dow (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

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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.

Godfrey Dow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Godfrey Dow, born in 1843 in , consisted of 7 members. Godfrey was the head of the household, married to Annie Dow, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Lilian (born 1872 in Ireland), Godfrey (born 1874 in Brompton, Kent, England), Grace (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England) and John (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Godfrey's Sister, Mary Colgan, born in 1840 in Yorkshire, England.


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Godfrey Dow's household

Male

Godfrey

Dow

Head
Female

Annie

Dow

Wife
Female

Lilian

Dow

Daughter
Male

Godfrey

Dow

Son
Female

Grace

Dow

Daughter
Male

John

Dow

Son
Female

Mary

Colgan

Sister
First name(s) Godfrey
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Godfrey

Dow

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Annie

Dow

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Dow

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ireland

Godfrey

Dow

Son

Single

7

1874

Brompton, Kent, England

Grace

Dow

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Dow

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Colgan

Sister

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

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