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Household of John Dowling (born 1841, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowling, born in 1841 in Swindon, Wiltshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dowling, born in 1845 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Rose H (born 1869 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Martha E (born 1870 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1873 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), John E (born 1874 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Frederick C (born 1876 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Edward (born 1812 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), John's Sister, Jane (born 1838 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and John's Niece, Harriet (born 1870 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).


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John Dowling's household

Male

John

Dowling

Head
Female

Mary A

Dowling

Wife
Male

Edward

Dowling

Father
Female

Jane

Thompson

Sister
Female

Rose H

Dowling

Daughter
Female

Martha E

Dowling

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Dowling

Daughter
Male

John E

Dowling

Son
Male

Frederick C

Dowling

Son
Female

Harriet

Thompson

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowling

Head

Married

40

1841

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Mary A

Dowling

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Edward

Dowling

Father

Widower

69

1812

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Jane

Thompson

Sister

Widow

43

1838

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Rose H

Dowling

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Martha E

Dowling

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Dowling

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

John E

Dowling

Son

Single

7

1874

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Frederick C

Dowling

Son

Single

5

1876

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Harriet

Thompson

Niece

Single

11

1870

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

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