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Household of Jacob Dowell (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Jacob Dowell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Dowell, born in 1840 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dowell, born in 1846 in Rainton, Durham, England. They had 5 children; John Geo (born 1870 in Houghton, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Houghton, Durham, England), Jacob (born 1877 in Houghton, Durham, England), Robert R (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Margaret A (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Jacob Dowell's household

Male

Jacob

Dowell

Head
Female

Margaret

Dowell

Wife
Male

John Geo

Dowell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dowell

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Dowell

Son
Male

Robert R

Dowell

Son
Female

Margaret A

Dowell

Daughter
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Dowell

Head

Married

41

1840

Houghton, Durham, England

Margaret

Dowell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Rainton, Durham, England

John Geo

Dowell

Son

Single

11

1870

Houghton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dowell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Houghton, Durham, England

Jacob

Dowell

Son

Single

4

1877

Houghton, Durham, England

Robert R

Dowell

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret A

Dowell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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