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Household of James Dow (born 1838, Perthshire)

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.

James Dow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dow, born in 1838 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Dow, born in 1839 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Cecilia (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Dow's household

Male

James

Dow

Head
Female

Christina

Dow

Wife
Female

Ann

Dow

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dow

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Dow

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dow

Son
Female

Jemima

Dow

Daughter
Male

James

Dow

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dow

Head

Married

43

1838

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Dow

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Dow

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cecilia

Dow

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Dow

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Dow

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Dow

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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