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Household of Laurance Dow (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Corstorphine, Midlothian, 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.

Laurance Dow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Laurance Dow, born in 1844 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Laurance was the head of the household, married to Christina Dow, born in 1846 in Resolis, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in England), Laurance (born 1869 in England), Arthur (born 1873 in England), Angus (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edward (born 1881 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Laurance Dow's household

Male

Laurance

Dow

Head
Female

Christina

Dow

Wife
Male

John

Dow

Son
Male

Laurance

Dow

Son
Male

Arthur

Dow

Son
Male

Angus

Dow

Son
Male

William

Dow

Son
Male

Edward

Dow

Son
First name(s) Laurance
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laurance

Dow

Head

Married

37

1844

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Dow

Wife

Married

35

1846

Resolis, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

-

13

1868

England

Laurance

Dow

Son

-

12

1869

England

Arthur

Dow

Son

-

8

1873

England

Angus

Dow

Son

-

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Dow

Son

-

2

1879

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

Dow

Son

-

0

1881

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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