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Household of Edward Dowell (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weymouth, Dorset, England

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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.

Edward Dowell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Dowell, born in 1842 in Wyke, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dowell, born in 1849 in Torquay, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1880 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Lodger, Maria (born 1801 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), Edward's Lodger, Thomas (born 1853 in -), Edward's Lodger, Sarah (born 1855 in Preston, Dorset, England) and Edward's Lodger, Sarah (born 1877 in Weymouth, Dorset, England).


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Edward Dowell's household

Male

Edward

Dowell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dowell

Wife
Female

Maria

Pitman

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Proudlove

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Proudlove

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Proudlove

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Proudlove

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wyke, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Dowell

Head

Married

39

1842

Wyke, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Dowell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Torquay, Devon, England

Maria

Pitman

Lodger

Widow

80

1801

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Thomas

Proudlove

Lodger

Married

28

1853

-

Sarah

Proudlove

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Preston, Dorset, England

Sarah

Proudlove

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Proudlove

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Weymouth, Dorset, England

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