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Household of John Dowd (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

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 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dowd, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Bridget (born 1868 in Benfieldside, Durham, England) and Mary J (born 1872 in Benfieldside, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1859 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Benfieldside, Durham, England), John's Boarder Daughter, Mary A (born 1881 in Benfieldside, Durham, England) and John's Boarder Daughter, Allice (born 1877 in Benfieldside, Durham, England).


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John Dowd's household

Male

John

Dowd

Head
Female

Mary

Dowd

Wife
Female

Bridget

Dowd

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Dowd

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Woods

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Woods

Boarder Daughter
Female

Mary A

Woods

Boarder Daughter
Female

Allice

Woods

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dowd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowd

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Dowd

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Bridget

Dowd

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Benfieldside, Durham, England

Mary J

Dowd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Benfieldside, Durham, England

Margaret

Woods

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Woods

Boarder Daughter

Single

2

1879

Benfieldside, Durham, England

Mary A

Woods

Boarder Daughter

Single

0

1881

Benfieldside, Durham, England

Allice

Woods

Boarder Daughter

Single

4

1877

Benfieldside, Durham, England

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