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Household of Robert Dow (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, 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.

Robert Dow and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dow, born in 1833 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Dow, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary V, born 1857 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Nephew, George (born 1864 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert's Nephew, Alexander (born 1862 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert Dow's household

Male

Robert

Dow

Head
Female

Helen

Dow

Wife
Female

Mary V

Dow

Daughter
Male

George

Dunn

Nephew
Male

Alexander

Strachan

Nephew
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dow

Head

Married

48

1833

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Dow

Wife

Married

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary V

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Dunn

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Strachan

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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