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Household of John Dow (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinclaven, Perthshire, 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.

John Dow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dow, born in 1840 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Monteith, born in 1841 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1868 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Not Known), Jessie (born 1877 in Moneydie, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Moneydie, Perthshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Dow's household

Male

John

Dow

Head
Female

Jessie

Monteith

Wife
Male

Andrew

Dow

Son
Male

John

Dow

Son
Male

Thomas

Dow

Son
Female

Jessie

Dow

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dow

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dow

Head

Married

41

1840

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Monteith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew

Dow

Son

-

13

1868

Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

-

9

1872

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dow

Son

-

7

1874

Not Known

Jessie

Dow

Daughter

-

4

1877

Moneydie, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter

-

2

1879

Moneydie, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dow

Daughter

-

0

1881

Perthshire, Scotland

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