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Household of John E Dowling (born 1843, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 E Dowling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John E Dowling, born in 1843 in Mid Lavant, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. John E was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dowling, born in 1840 in Mickleham, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Earnest H (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Drusilla (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Hinton (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John E's Lodger, Joseph (born 1846 in Ireland) and John E's Lodger, Oswald (born 1835 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England).


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John E Dowling's household

Male

John E

Dowling

Head
Female

Sarah

Dowling

Wife
Male

William H

Dowling

Son
Male

Earnest H

Dowling

Son
Female

Drusilla

Dowling

Daughter
Male

Hinton

Dowling

Son
Male

Joseph

Black

Lodger
Male

Oswald

Johnston

Lodger
First name(s) John E
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Mid Lavant, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John E

Dowling

Head

Married

38

1843

Mid Lavant, Sussex, England

Sarah

Dowling

Wife

Married

41

1840

Mickleham, Surrey, England

William H

Dowling

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Earnest H

Dowling

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Drusilla

Dowling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hinton

Dowling

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Black

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Oswald

Johnston

Lodger

Married

46

1835

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

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