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Household of John Dowd (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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.

John Dowd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowd, born in 1837 in Westport, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Dowd, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Patrick (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Ellen (born 1818 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Edward (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Dowd's household

Male

John

Dowd

Head
Female

Eliza

Dowd

Wife
Male

Joseph

Dowd

Son
Female

Eliza

Dowd

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Dowd

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Dowd

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cohen

Boarder
Male

Edward

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dowd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Westport, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowd

Head

Married

44

1837

Westport, Somerset, England

Eliza

Dowd

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Joseph

Dowd

Son

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Dowd

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Dowd

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Dowd

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cohen

Boarder

Widow

63

1818

Ireland

Edward

Jones

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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