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Household of William Dow (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

William Dow and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dow, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Margaret (born 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Brother In Law, Albert (born 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Sister, Margaret (born 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Niece, Anne (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Nephew, William (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Niece, Mary (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Niece, Ellen (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Nephew, Sam (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dow's household

Male

William

Dow

Head
Female

Margaret

Dow

Mother
Male

Albert

Barrett

Brother In Law
Female

Margaret

Dow

Sister
Female

Anne

Barrett

Niece
Male

William

Barrett

Nephew
Female

Mary

Barrett

Niece
Female

Ellen

Barrett

Niece
Male

Sam

Barrett

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dow

Head

Single

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Dow

Mother

Married

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Albert

Barrett

Brother In Law

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Dow

Sister

Married

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Barrett

Niece

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Barrett

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Barrett

Niece

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Barrett

Niece

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Barrett

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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