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Household of William S Thow (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 S Thow and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Thow, born in 1815 in , consisted of 6 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Elspet Thow, born in 1817 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Donaldson R (born 1860 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Rachel E (born 1857 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William S's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William S's Servant, Isabella (born 1855 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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William S Thow's household

Male

William S

Thow

Head
Female

Elspet

Thow

Wife
Male

Donaldson R

Thow

Son
Female

Rachel E

Thow

Daughter
Female

Mary

Keith

Servant
Female

Isabella

Craig

Servant
First name(s) William S
Last name Thow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Canada

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Thow

Head

Married

66

1815

Canada

Elspet

Thow

Wife

Married

64

1817

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Donaldson R

Thow

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rachel E

Thow

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Keith

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Craig

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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