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Household of John Dowling (born 1832, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Dowling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowling, born in 1832 in Frome, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Dowling, born in 1838 in Frome, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Adeline (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Edgar W (born 1873 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Sidney (born 1876 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Lily M (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Edith King, born in 1797 in Frome, Somerset, England.


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John Dowling's household

Male

John

Dowling

Head
Female

Caroline

Dowling

Wife
Female

Adeline

Dowling

Daughter
Male

Edgar W

Dowling

Son
Male

Sidney

Dowling

Son
Female

Lily M

Dowling

Daughter
Female

Edith

King

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Frome, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowling

Head

Married

49

1832

Frome, Somerset, England

Caroline

Dowling

Wife

Married

43

1838

Frome, Somerset, England

Adeline

Dowling

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edgar W

Dowling

Son

Single

8

1873

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sidney

Dowling

Son

Single

5

1876

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Lily M

Dowling

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edith

King

Mother In Law

Widow

84

1797

Frome, Somerset, England

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