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Household of William Dow (born 1826, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dow, born in 1826 in Clunie, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann T R Dow, born in 1830 in Moneydie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1857 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1868 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Joseph K (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Rebecca Hay, born in 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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William Dow's household

Male

William

Dow

Head
Female

Ann T R

Dow

Wife
Male

John

Dow

Son
Male

William

Dow

Son
Male

David

Dow

Son
Male

Thomas

Dow

Son
Female

Lizzie

Dow

Daughter
Male

Peter

Dow

Son
Male

Joseph K

Dow

Son
Female

Rebecca

Hay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dow

Head

Married

55

1826

Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann T R

Dow

Wife

Married

51

1830

Moneydie, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Dow

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Dow

Son

-

18

1863

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dow

Son

-

15

1866

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Dow

Daughter

-

13

1868

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Dow

Son

-

11

1870

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Joseph K

Dow

Son

-

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Hay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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