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Household of John Dower (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, England

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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 Dower and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dower, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Dower, born in 1850 in Brentford, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Agnes T (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and May S (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Devon, England) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1864 in Nunhead, Surrey, England).


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John Dower's household

Male

John

Dower

Head
Female

Emily

Dower

Wife
Female

Agnes T

Dower

Daughter
Female

May S

Dower

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Heal

Servant
Female

Mary A

Vincy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dower

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Emily

Dower

Wife

Married

31

1850

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Agnes T

Dower

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

May S

Dower

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Heal

Servant

Single

30

1851

Devon, England

Mary A

Vincy

Servant

Single

17

1864

Nunhead, Surrey, England

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