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Household of James Dow (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 1830 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Dow, born in 1836 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1862 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1878 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1873 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Gibson, born in 1854 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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James Dow's household

Male

James

Dow

Head
Female

Jane

Dow

Wife
Female

Jane

Dow

Daughter
Male

John

Dow

Son
Male

James

Dow

Son
Female

Annie

Dow

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Dow

Son
Male

William

Gibson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dow

Head

Married

51

1830

England

Jane

Dow

Wife

Married

45

1836

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Dow

Son

-

14

1867

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Dow

Daughter

-

3

1878

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Andrew

Dow

Son

-

8

1873

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Gibson

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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