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Household of John Thow (born 1820, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryculter, Kincardineshire, 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 Thow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thow, born in 1820 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thow, born in 1823 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1844 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1857 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1860 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Isaac (born 1876 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Margaret B (born 1871 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John (born 1877 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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John Thow's household

Male

John

Thow

Head
Female

Margaret

Thow

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thow

Daughter
Male

William

Thow

Son
Male

Robert

Thow

Son
Male

Isaac

Thow

Son
Female

Margaret B

Cheyne

Granddaughter
Male

John

Milne

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Thow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thow

Head

Married

61

1820

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thow

Wife

Married

58

1823

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thow

Daughter

Unmarried

37

1844

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Thow

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Robert

Thow

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isaac

Thow

Son

-

5

1876

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Cheyne

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Milne

Grandson

-

4

1877

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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