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THOW

Thow in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Aberdeenshire

0.0329

35.5659

Kincardineshire

0.2164

234.0426

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0255

27.5647

Lanarkshire

0.0013

1.3732

Fife

0.0035

3.7512

Yorkshire

0.0002

0.1867

Renfrewshire

0.0022

2.3879

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0008

0.8288

Lancashire

0.0001

0.0936

London

0.0001

0.0740

Staffordshire

0.0002

0.2193

Surrey

0.0001

0.0760

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

0.0012

1.3477

Dumfriesshire

0.0015

1.6753

Northumberland

0.0002

0.2487

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0218

23.5420

Fetteresso

Kincardineshire

0.3767

406.9767

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

0.0336

36.3636

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0389

42.1053

Fettercairn

Kincardineshire

0.9253

1000.0000

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

0.0237

25.6301

Kintore

Aberdeenshire

0.4679

506.9124

Birse

Aberdeenshire

0.8212

891.0891

Banchory Ternan

Kincardineshire

0.2926

316.9014

Peterculter

Aberdeenshire

0.4191

451.9774

Govan

Lanarkshire

0.0034

3.7016

Maryculter

Kincardineshire

0.7463

808.0808

Old Deer

Aberdeenshire

0.1560

168.7764

Glenmuick Tullich

Aberdeenshire

0.3590

388.8889

Montrose

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0427

46.1437

Glenbervie

Kincardineshire

0.6160

666.6667

Forfar

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0409

44.2804

Menmuir

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.7926

857.1429

Greasbrough

Yorkshire

0.1308

141.2429

Edzell

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.6046

657.8947

Top male forenames

Alfred Thow
George Thow
Fred Thow
James Thow
John Thow
William Thow

Top female forenames

Mary Thow
Agnes Thow
Annie Thow
Jane Thow
Margaret Thow

Top occupations

Scholar
Accountant
Cotton Spinner
Doubler At Cotton Mill
Farmer (Occuping 794 Acres And Employing 7 Men 5 Women And 1 Boy)
Forman At Dye Works (Dyer Undef)
Goldsmith
Laborer At Ironworks
Labourer At Ironworks
Naval Pensioner