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Household of John Dowell (born 1827, Orkney & Zetland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
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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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowell, born in 1827 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dowell, born in 1835 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 7 children; Agnes (born 1860 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Helen (born 1863 in Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Andrew (born 1866 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Buchan (born 1873 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Christopher (born 1876 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
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John Dowell's household
John
Dowell
Head
Mary
Dowell
Wife
Agnes
Dowell
Daughter
Helen
Dowell
Daughter
Andrew
Dowell
Son
Mary
Dowell
Daughter
Elizabeth
Dowell
Daughter
Buchan
Dowell
Son
Christopher
Dowell
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Dowell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Dowell | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Mary | Dowell | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Agnes | Dowell | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Helen | Dowell | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Andrew | Dowell | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Mary | Dowell | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Dowell | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Buchan | Dowell | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Christopher | Dowell | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
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