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Household of John Dow (born 1800, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dow, born in 1800 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dow, born in 1815 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1849 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1855 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Relative, Agnes (born 1870 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1862 in -).


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John Dow's household

Male

John

Dow

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dow

Wife
Male

John

Dow

Son
Male

Peter

Dow

Son
Female

Agnes

Harris

Relative
Female

Janet

Polke

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dow

Head

Married

81

1800

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dow

Wife

Married

66

1815

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Dow

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

Harris

Relative

Unmarried

11

1870

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Polke

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

-

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