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Household of William Dow (born 1843, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dow, born in 1843 in Kinrossshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dow, born in 1841 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Dow's household

Male

William

Dow

Head
Female

Margaret

Dow

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dow

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dow

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dow

Head

Married

38

1843

Kinrossshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dow

Wife

Married

40

1841

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Dow

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Dow

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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