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Household of James O Dow (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 O Dow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James O Dow, born in 1843 in Aberdour, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James O was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dow, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James W (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James O Dow's household

Male

James O

Dow

Head
Female

Catherine

Dow

Wife
Male

Robert

Dow

Son
Male

James W

Dow

Son
Female

Eliza

Dow

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dow

Son
Female

Catherine

Dow

Daughter
First name(s) James O
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James O

Dow

Head

Married

38

1843

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Dow

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Dow

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James W

Dow

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Dow

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dow

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dow

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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