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Household of Margaret Dow (born 1813, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

Margaret Dow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Dow, born in 1813 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; James (born 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Grandson, David W (born 1868 in Bowling, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret's Granddaughter, Alice J (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1875 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Margaret Dow's household

Female

Margaret

Dow

Head
Male

James

Dow

Son
Male

David

Dow

Son
Female

Margaret

Dow

Daughter
Male

David W

Dow

Grandson
Female

Alice J

Dow

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Dow

Granddaughter
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Dow

Head

Widow

68

1813

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dow

Son

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Dow

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David W

Dow

Grandson

Unmarried

13

1868

Bowling, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alice J

Dow

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dow

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

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