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Household of John Dow (born 1827, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beath, Fife, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dow, born in 1827 in Kinglassie, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Dow, born in 1829 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1857 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1859 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1872 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, David Gilmour, born in 1858 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland.


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John Dow's household

Male

John

Dow

Head
Female

Agnes

Dow

Wife
Male

John

Dow

Son
Male

Andrew

Dow

Son
Male

William

Dow

Son
Female

Agnes

Dow

Daughter
Male

David

Gilmour

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dow

Head

Married

54

1827

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Dow

Wife

Married

52

1829

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Dow

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

William

Dow

Son

-

12

1869

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Dow

Daughter

-

9

1872

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

David

Gilmour

Step Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

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