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Household of Peter Dow (born 1839, Kincardineshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.
Peter Dow and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Dow, born in 1839 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dow, born in 1846 in Ord, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Anne S (born 1870 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Barbara (born 1875 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James P (born 1880 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, Robert (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Peter Dow's household
Peter
Dow
Head
Margaret
Dow
Wife
Anne S
Dow
Daughter
Barbara
Dow
Daughter
James P
Dow
Son
Mary
Ramsay
Servant
William
Small
Boarder
George
Gordon
Boarder
Robert
Oram
Boarder
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Dow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Dow | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dow | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Ord, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Anne S | Dow | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Barbara | Dow | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James P | Dow | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Ramsay | Servant | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Small | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Gordon | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert | Oram | Boarder | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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