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Household of George D Dowell (born 1831, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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.

George D Dowell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George D Dowell, born in 1831 in Fishbourne, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. George D was the head of the household, married to Mary Dowell, born in 1835 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1861 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Clement (born 1864 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Robert A (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Clara J (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Gertrude A (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), James A (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Susy R (born 1876 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George D's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Queenstown, Lancashire, England) and George D's Servant, Selina (born 1861 in St Germans, Cornwall, England).


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George D Dowell's household

Male

George D

Dowell

Head
Female

Mary

Dowell

Wife
Female

Mary

Dowell

Daughter
Male

Clement

Dowell

Son
Male

Robert A

Dowell

Son
Female

Clara J

Dowell

Daughter
Female

Gertrude A

Dowell

Daughter
Male

James A

Dowell

Son
Female

Susy R

Dowell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kanelley

Servant
Female

Selina

Berry

Servant
First name(s) George D
Last name Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Fishbourne, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George D

Dowell

Head

Married

50

1831

Fishbourne, Sussex, England

Mary

Dowell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary

Dowell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Clement

Dowell

Son

Single

17

1864

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Robert A

Dowell

Son

Single

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Clara J

Dowell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Gertrude A

Dowell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

James A

Dowell

Son

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

Susy R

Dowell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

Jane

Kanelley

Servant

Single

25

1856

Queenstown, Lancashire, England

Selina

Berry

Servant

Single

20

1861

St Germans, Cornwall, England

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