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Household of John Dowling (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowling, born in 1854 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dowling, born in 1852 in Queen's, Ireland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Mary Jane (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Edward (born 1855 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1859 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Ireland).


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John Dowling's household

Male

John

Dowling

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dowling

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dowling

Daughter
Male

William

Dowling

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Dowling

Daughter
Male

Edward

Gilleece

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Gilleece

Lodger
Male

James

Gilleece

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowling

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Mary Ann

Dowling

Wife

Married

29

1852

Queen's, Ireland

Elizabeth

Dowling

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Dowling

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Dowling

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Edward

Gilleece

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Thomas

Gilleece

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ireland

James

Gilleece

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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