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Household of James Dow (born 1843, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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.

James Dow and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dow, born in 1843 in Southminster, Essex, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Dow, born in 1845 in Foulness, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1862 in Foulness, Essex, England), Alice (born 1867 in Foulness, Essex, England), Lizzie (born 1869 in Foulness, Essex, England), James J (born 1872 in Foulness, Essex, England) and Arthur (born 1874 in Foulness, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1814 in Foulness, Essex, England), James's Visitor, Ann (born 1852 in Southminster, Essex, England), James's Visitor, Amie (born 1877 in Hockley, Essex, England), James's Visitor, Mary E (born 1879 in Essex, England) and James's Visitor, Florence (born 1874 in Great Wakering, Essex, England).


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James Dow's household

Male

James

Dow

Head
Female

Maria

Dow

Wife
Female

Eliza

Dow

Daughter
Female

Alice

Dow

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Dow

Daughter
Male

James J

Dow

Son
Male

Arthur

Dow

Son
Female

Mary

Holms

Mother In Law
Female

Ann

Holms

Visitor
Female

Amie

Holms

Visitor
Female

Mary E

Holms

Visitor
Female

Florence

Burgess

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Southminster, Essex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dow

Head

Married

38

1843

Southminster, Essex, England

Maria

Dow

Wife

Married

36

1845

Foulness, Essex, England

Eliza

Dow

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Foulness, Essex, England

Alice

Dow

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Foulness, Essex, England

Lizzie

Dow

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Foulness, Essex, England

James J

Dow

Son

Single

9

1872

Foulness, Essex, England

Arthur

Dow

Son

Single

7

1874

Foulness, Essex, England

Mary

Holms

Mother In Law

Married

67

1814

Foulness, Essex, England

Ann

Holms

Visitor

Married

29

1852

Southminster, Essex, England

Amie

Holms

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Hockley, Essex, England

Mary E

Holms

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Essex, England

Florence

Burgess

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Great Wakering, Essex, England

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