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Household of John Dowell (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Dowell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowell, born in 1844 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Dowell, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1871 in Scotland), George A (born 1876 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Andrew F (born 1878 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Catherine (born 1858 in Australia), John's Niece, Catherine A (born 1879 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), John's Brother, Andrew (born 1852 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Brother, Peter (born 1859 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Nephew, Peter (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Dowell's household

Male

John

Dowell

Head
Female

Ann

Dowell

Wife
Male

John

Dowell

Son
Male

George A

Dowell

Son
Male

Andrew F

Dowell

Son
Female

Catherine

Dowell

Sister In Law
Female

Catherine A

Dowell

Niece
Male

Andrew

Dowell

Brother
Male

Peter

Dowell

Brother
Male

Peter

Peterson

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowell

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Ann

Dowell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

John

Dowell

Son

Single

10

1871

Scotland

George A

Dowell

Son

Single

5

1876

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Andrew F

Dowell

Son

Single

3

1878

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Dowell

Sister In Law

Married

23

1858

Australia

Catherine A

Dowell

Niece

Single

2

1879

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Andrew

Dowell

Brother

Single

29

1852

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter

Dowell

Brother

Single

22

1859

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter

Peterson

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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