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Household of William Dow (born 1859, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Callander, Perthshire, 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.

William Dow and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dow, born in 1859 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dow, born in 1861 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Dow (born 1879 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ann Macfarlane, born in 1863 in Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland.


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William Dow's household

Male

William

Dow

Head
Female

Catherine

Dow

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Dow

Dow

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dow

Daughter
Female

Ann

Macfarlane

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dow

Head

Married

22

1859

Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dow

Wife

Married

20

1861

Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Dow

Dow

Daughter

-

2

1879

Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Dow

Daughter

-

1

1880

Callander, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Macfarlane

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland

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