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Household of Thomas Low (born 1827, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Low and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Low, born in 1827 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel Low, born in 1828 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1847 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1854 in Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland), Rachel (born 1862 in Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1870 in Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Jane Anderson, born in 1801 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Low's household

Male

Thomas

Low

Head
Female

Rachel

Low

Wife
Male

Alexander

Low

Son
Female

Jane

Low

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Low

Daughter
Male

James

Low

Son
Male

William

Low

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Low
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Low

Head

Married

54

1827

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel

Low

Wife

Married

53

1828

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Low

Son

Married

34

1847

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Low

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel

Low

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Low

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Low

Son

-

11

1870

Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Perthshire, Scotland

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