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Household of James Dow (born 1835, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterarder, Perthshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dow, born in 1835 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dow, born in 1837 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Betsy S (born 1869 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Helen M S C (born 1871 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1873 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland) and Robina E (born 1879 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Amelia A Bennet, born in 1865 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Dow's household

Male

James

Dow

Head
Female

Mary

Dow

Wife
Female

Betsy S

Dow

Daughter
Female

Helen M S C

Dow

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Dow

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dow

Daughter
Male

James

Dow

Son
Female

Robina E

Dow

Daughter
Female

Amelia A

Bennet

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dow

Head

Married

46

1835

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Dow

Wife

Married

44

1837

Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy S

Dow

Daughter

-

12

1869

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen M S C

Dow

Daughter

-

10

1871

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Dow

Daughter

-

8

1873

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dow

Daughter

-

8

1873

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Dow

Son

-

6

1875

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Robina E

Dow

Daughter

-

2

1879

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Amelia A

Bennet

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

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