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Household of John Dow (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, England

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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.

John Dow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dow, born in 1851 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Dow, born in 1850 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Bertha (born 1875 in Holloway, England) and Jeanna (born 1878 in Holloway, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Alexander (born 1855 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Hannah (born 1859 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England).


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John Dow's household

Male

John

Dow

Head
Female

Jane

Dow

Wife
Male

Alexander

Dow

Son
Female

Bertha

Dow

Daughter
Female

Jeanna

Dow

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dow

Brother
Female

Hannah

Phillips

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dow

Head

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Jane

Dow

Wife

Married

31

1850

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Alexander

Dow

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Bertha

Dow

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Holloway, England

Jeanna

Dow

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Holloway, England

Alexander

Dow

Brother

-

26

1855

Scotland

Hannah

Phillips

Servant

Single

22

1859

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

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