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Household of John G Dowd (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 G Dowd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John G Dowd, born in 1821 in , consisted of 8 members. John G was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; James (born 1861 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1855 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1875 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1878 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Louisa (born 1880 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John G's Son In Law, George (born 1851 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and John G's Niece, Sarah (born 1863 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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John G Dowd's household

Male

John G

Dowd

Head
Male

James

Dowd

Son
Male

George

Allen

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Allen

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Allen

Grand Daughter
Female

Louisa

Allen

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Whitehouse

Niece
First name(s) John G
Last name Dowd
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John G

Dowd

Head

Widower

60

1821

Ireland

James

Dowd

Son

Single

20

1861

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

George

Allen

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Allen

Daughter

Married

26

1855

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Allen

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Allen

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Whitehouse

Niece

Single

18

1863

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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