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Household of Sarah Dow (born 1830, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

Sarah Dow and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Dow, born in 1830 in Buteshire, consisted of 6 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Anna (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Servant, Ann Black, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Sarah Dow's household

Female

Sarah

Dow

Head
Male

John

Dow

Son
Female

Anna

Dow

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dow

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Dow

Son
Female

Ann

Black

Servant
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Dow

Head

Widow

51

1830

Buteshire, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anna

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Dow

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Black

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

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