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Household of John Dow (born 1830, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts (Middle), Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dow, born in 1830 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Thomson Dow, born in 1845 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Dow's household
John
Dow
Head
Helen Thomson
Dow
Wife
Margaret
Dow
Daughter
Robert
Dow
Son
Annie
Dow
Daughter
Helen
Dow
Daughter
William
Dow
Son
James
Dow
Son
John
Dow
Son
Mary
Dow
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Dow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Dow | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Helen Thomson | Dow | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dow | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Dow | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Dow | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Dow | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Dow | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Dow | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Dow | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Dow | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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