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Household of William Dow (born 1831, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dow, born in 1831 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dow, born in 1828 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Margaret Moffat, born in 1835 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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William Dow's household
William
Dow
Head
Mary
Dow
Wife
Janet
Dow
Daughter
William
Dow
Son
Isabella
Dow
Daughter
Mary
Dow
Daughter
Catherine
Dow
Daughter
Margaret
Dow
Daughter
Margaret
Moffat
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Dow |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Dow | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Dow | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Dow | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Dow | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Dow | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Dow | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Dow | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Dow | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Moffat | Visitor | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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