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Household of Joseph Dow (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Dow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dow, born in 1846 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Betty Dow, born in 1848 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1868 in Barrow, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister, Ellen (born 1860 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Flora (born 1858 in Scotland), Joseph's Visitor, Jenny (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Visitor, F M (born 1880 in Africa).


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Joseph Dow's household

Male

Joseph

Dow

Head
Female

Betty

Dow

Wife
Male

Joseph

Dow

Son
Female

Ellen

Taylor

Sister
Female

Flora

Luke

Visitor
Female

Jenny

Luke

Visitor
Female

F M

Luke

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dow

Head

Married

35

1846

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Betty

Dow

Wife

Married

33

1848

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Joseph

Dow

Son

Single

13

1868

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Taylor

Sister

Single

21

1860

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Flora

Luke

Visitor

Married

23

1858

Scotland

Jenny

Luke

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

F M

Luke

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Africa

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