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Household of Alexander Dowel (born 1846, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdalgie, Perthshire, 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.

Alexander Dowel and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dowel, born in 1846 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dowel, born in 1846 in Kinneff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Kinneff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's -, Michael (born 1872 in Kinneff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Alexander's -, Alexander (born 1874 in Kinneff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Dowel's household

Male

Alexander

Dowel

Head
Female

Margaret

Dowel

Wife
Male

Michael

O'Connel

-
Male

Alexander

Dowel

-
Female

Margaret

Dowel

Daughter
Male

William

Dowel

Son
Male

Andrew

Dowel

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dowel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dowel

Head

Married

35

1846

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dowel

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kinneff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Michael

O'Connel

-

-

9

1872

Kinneff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dowel

-

-

7

1874

Kinneff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dowel

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kinneff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Dowel

Son

-

3

1878

Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew

Dowel

Son

-

2

1879

Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

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