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Household of Peter Dow (born 1823, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 1823 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Christina Dow, born in 1838 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Marjory (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alex (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexina (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Peter Dow's household

Male

Peter

Dow

Head
Female

Christina

Dow

Wife
Male

William

Dow

Son
Male

Peter

Dow

Son
Female

Ann

Dow

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Dow

Daughter
Male

Alex

Dow

Son
Female

Maggie

Dow

Daughter
Female

Alexina

Dow

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Dow

Head

Married

58

1823

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Dow

Wife

Married

43

1838

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Dow

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Dow

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Dow

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marjory

Dow

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex

Dow

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Dow

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexina

Dow

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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