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Household of William Dow (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

William Dow and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dow, born in 1852 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ruth Dow, born in 1855 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sarah Williams, born in 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Dow's household

Male

William

Dow

Head
Female

Ruth

Dow

Wife
Male

William

Dow

Son
Female

Margaret

Dow

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dow

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Williams

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dow

Head

Married

29

1852

Scotland

Ruth

Dow

Wife

Married

26

1855

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Dow

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Dow

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Dow

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Sarah

Williams

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

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