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Household of Henry R Dow (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, 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.

Henry R Dow and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry R Dow, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry R was the head of the household, married to Helen Dow, born in 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen T (born 1862 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie B (born 1865 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry R's Visitor, Annie H Thompson, born in 1855 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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Henry R Dow's household

Male

Henry R

Dow

Head
Female

Helen

Dow

Wife
Female

Helen T

Dow

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter
Female

Annie B

Dow

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dow

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dow

Son
Female

Margaret

Dow

Daughter
Female

Annie H

Thompson

Visitor
First name(s) Henry R
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry R

Dow

Head

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Dow

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen T

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie B

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Dow

Daughter

-

14

1867

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Dow

Son

-

12

1869

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dow

Daughter

-

8

1873

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie H

Thompson

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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