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Household of Robert Dow (born 1851, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.
Robert Dow and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dow, born in 1851 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane T Dow, born in 1854 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, Malcolm (born 1858 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Robert's Lodger, Rhoderick (born 1863 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
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Robert Dow's household
Robert
Dow
Head
Jane T
Dow
Wife
John
Dow
Son
Thomas
Dow
Son
Malcolm
Brown
Lodger
Rhoderick
Munro
Lodger
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Dow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Dow | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jane T | Dow | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Dow | Son | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Dow | Son | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Malcolm | Brown | Lodger | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Rhoderick | Munro | Lodger | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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