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Household of Christopher Dowell (born 1820, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, 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.
Christopher Dowell and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Dowell, born in 1820 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dowell, born in 1828 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1851 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), George (born 1857 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Mary (born 1867 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Daughter-In-Law, Barbara (born 1851 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Christopher's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Christopher's Sister-In-Law, Tamar (born 1810 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Christopher's Visitor, William (born 1857 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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Christopher Dowell's household
Christopher
Dowell
Head
Ellen
Dowell
Wife
Peter
Dowell
Son
Barbara
Dowell
Daughter-In-Law
George
Dowell
Son
James
Dowell
Son
Mary
Dowell
Daughter
Mary
Dowell
Granddaughter
Tamar
Fraser
Sister-In-Law
William
Kennedy
Visitor
| First name(s) | Christopher |
| Last name | Dowell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher | Dowell | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ellen | Dowell | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Peter | Dowell | Son | Married | 30 | 1851 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Barbara | Dowell | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 30 | 1851 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
George | Dowell | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Dowell | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Dowell | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Dowell | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Tamar | Fraser | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 71 | 1810 | Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
William | Kennedy | Visitor | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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