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Household of John Dow (born 1823, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk, Midlothian, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dow, born in 1823 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dow, born in 1828 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Margaret Anderson, born in 1851 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Dow's household

Male

John

Dow

Head
Female

Mary

Dow

Wife
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dow

Head

Married

58

1823

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Dow

Wife

Married

53

1828

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Niece

Unmarried

30

1851

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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