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Household of James Dow (born 1823, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dow, born in 1823 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Dow, born in 1815 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Bonhill, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Dow's household

Male

James

Dow

Head
Female

Jane

Dow

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter
Male

James

Dow

Son
Male

George

Dow

Son
Male

John

Dow

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dow

Head

Married

58

1823

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Dow

Wife

Married

66

1815

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Bonhill, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Dow

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Dow

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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