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Household of Thomas Dow (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stobhill, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dow, born in 1839 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Dow, born in 1835 in Beath, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1872 in Beath, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Beath, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1877 in Beath, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Robert (born 1858 in Beath, Fife, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Beath, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Alexander (born 1866 in Beath, Fife, Scotland).


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Thomas Dow's household

Male

Thomas

Dow

Head
Female

Jane

Dow

Wife
Female

Jane

Dow

Daughter
Male

David

Dow

Son
Male

Thomas

Dow

Son
Male

Robert

Milne

Boarder
Male

James

Milne

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Milne

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dow

Head

Married

42

1839

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Dow

Wife

Married

46

1835

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Dow

Daughter

-

9

1872

Beath, Fife, Scotland

David

Dow

Son

-

7

1874

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Dow

Son

-

4

1877

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Milne

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Beath, Fife, Scotland

James

Milne

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Beath, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Milne

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Beath, Fife, Scotland

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