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Household of John Dow (born 1825, Argyllshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilchoman, Argyllshire, 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 1825 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Dow, born in 1829 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Bella Sinclair, born in 1881 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
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John Dow's household
John
Dow
Head
Betsy
Dow
Wife
Archibald
Dow
Son
Jane
Dow
Daughter
Betsy
Dow
Daughter
Mary
Dow
Daughter
Bella
Sinclair
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Dow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Argyllshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Dow | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Betsy | Dow | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Dow | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Dow | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Betsy | Dow | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Dow | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Sinclair | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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