Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Dow (born 1814, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maderty, Perthshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dow, born in 1814 in Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Gow, born in 1825 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James A (born 1866 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1869 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Robert Grieve, born in 1818 in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Dow's household

Male

John

Dow

Head
Female

Helen

Gow

Wife
Male

James A

Dow

Son
Female

Catherine

Dow

Daughter
Male

Robert

Grieve

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dow

Head

Married

67

1814

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Gow

Wife

Married

56

1825

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

James A

Dow

Son

-

15

1866

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dow

Daughter

-

12

1869

Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Grieve

Visitor

Married

63

1818

Killin, Perthshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Dow in Maderty in 1881, and follow the Dow family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Dow

We’ve found John Dow in 943 family trees. Find out more about John Dow's household and view the Dow family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census