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Household of Peter Dow (born 1846, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Dow, born in 1846 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Anne Dow, born in 1849 in Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1867 in Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary Anne (born 1879 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Helen Brown (born 1881 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Peter Dow's household

Male

Peter

Dow

Head
Female

Mary Anne

Dow

Wife
Male

Peter

Dow

Son
Male

William

Dow

Son
Female

Maggie

Dow

Daughter
Male

George

Dow

Son
Female

Mary Anne

Dow

Daughter
Female

Helen Brown

Dow

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Dow

Head

Married

35

1846

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary Anne

Dow

Wife

Married

32

1849

Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Dow

Son

-

14

1867

Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Dow

Son

-

9

1872

Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Maggie

Dow

Daughter

-

4

1877

Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Dow

Son

-

3

1878

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary Anne

Dow

Daughter

-

2

1879

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen Brown

Dow

Daughter

-

0

1881

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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