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Household of John Low (born 1809, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, 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 Low and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Low, born in 1809 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Low, born in 1810 in England. They had 2 children; John (born 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Marjory Donaldson, born in 1864 in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland.


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John Low's household

Male

John

Low

Head
Female

Martha

Low

Wife
Male

John

Low

Son
Female

Jessie

Low

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Donaldson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Low
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Low

Head

Married

72

1809

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Low

Wife

Married

71

1810

England

John

Low

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Low

Daughter

Unmarried

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marjory

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Balmerino, Fife, Scotland

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