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Household of Thomas Dow (born 1842, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkden, 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.

Thomas Dow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dow, born in 1842 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Dow, born in 1839 in Rafford, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James A (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elsie R (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Thomas Anderson, born in 1854 in Rafford, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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Thomas Dow's household

Male

Thomas

Dow

Head
Female

Eliza

Dow

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dow

Son
Male

William

Dow

Son
Male

James A

Dow

Son
Female

Elsie R

Dow

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dow

Head

Married

39

1842

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Eliza

Dow

Wife

Married

42

1839

Rafford, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Thomas

Dow

Son

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Dow

Son

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James A

Dow

Son

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elsie R

Dow

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Rafford, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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