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Household of Joseph Dowthwaite (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

Joseph Dowthwaite and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dowthwaite, born in 1856 in Heysham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dowthwaite, born in 1851 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1876 in Heysham, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother, George Dowthwaite, born in 1854 in Heysham, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Dowthwaite's household

Male

Joseph

Dowthwaite

Head
Female

Hannah

Dowthwaite

Wife
Female

Ellen

Dowthwaite

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Dowthwaite

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Dowthwaite

Son
Male

Robert

Dowthwaite

Son
Male

George

Dowthwaite

Brother
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dowthwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Heysham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dowthwaite

Head

Married

25

1856

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Dowthwaite

Wife

Married

30

1851

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dowthwaite

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Dowthwaite

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Dowthwaite

Son

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Robert

Dowthwaite

Son

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

George

Dowthwaite

Brother

Single

27

1854

Heysham, Lancashire, England

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