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Household of James Dow (born 1837, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dow, born in 1837 in Balfron, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dow, born in 1839 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jean (born 1866 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Lucy L (born 1875 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1877 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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James Dow's household

Male

James

Dow

Head
Female

Margaret

Dow

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dow

Daughter
Female

Jean

Dow

Daughter
Female

Helen

Dow

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dow

Son
Female

Lucy L

Dow

Daughter
Male

James

Dow

Son
Female

Christina

Dow

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dow

Head

Married

44

1837

Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dow

Wife

Married

42

1839

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jean

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Dow

Daughter

-

12

1869

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dow

Son

-

8

1873

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Lucy L

Dow

Daughter

-

6

1875

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Dow

Son

-

4

1877

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Dow

Daughter

-

1

1880

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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