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Household of Thomas H Dow (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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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 H Dow and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas H Dow, born in 1831 in , consisted of 6 members. Thomas H was the head of the household, married to Mary Dow, born in 1837 in Maryport, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Thomas H (born 1875 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Heworth, Durham, England) and Jessie (born 1878 in Maryport, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas H's Mother In Law, Jane Armstrong, born in 1804 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.


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Thomas H Dow's household

Male

Thomas H

Dow

Head
Female

Mary

Dow

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Dow

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dow

Daughter
Female

Jane

Armstrong

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas H
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas H

Dow

Head

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Mary

Dow

Wife

Married

44

1837

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Thomas H

Dow

Son

Single

6

1875

Lanchester, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dow

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heworth, Durham, England

Jessie

Dow

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Jane

Armstrong

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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