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Household of William Low (born 1844, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Low and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Low, born in 1844 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Low, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Andrew R (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Eleanor C (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Marion R (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Christina Lindsay, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Low's household

Male

William

Low

Head
Female

Margaret

Low

Wife
Male

John

Low

Son
Male

Andrew R

Low

Son
Female

Eleanor C

Low

Daughter
Male

William

Low

Son
Female

Marion R

Low

Daughter
Female

Christina

Lindsay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Low
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Low

Head

Married

37

1844

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Low

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Low

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew R

Low

Son

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eleanor C

Low

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Low

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion R

Low

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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