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Household of Joseph Dow (born 1832, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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.

Joseph Dow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dow, born in 1832 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Christina Dow, born in 1832 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Son, John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Nephew, Robert (born 1865 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Dow's household

Male

Joseph

Dow

Head
Female

Christina

Dow

Wife
Female

Isabella

Dow

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dow

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Step Son
Female

Catherine

Dow

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Dow

Son
Male

Robert

Menzies

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dow

Head

Married

49

1832

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Dow

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Dow

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Dow

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Menzies

Nephew

-

16

1865

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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