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Household of Margaret Dowling (born 1826, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

Margaret Dowling and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Dowling, born in 1826 in Altrincham, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Edward (born 1860 in Timperley, Cheshire, England), Marian (born 1862 in Timperley, Cheshire, England), George W (born 1864 in Timperley, Cheshire, England) and Hugh C (born 1870 in Timperley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Aunt, Anne (born 1804 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret's Waitress, Mary J (born 1859 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), Margaret's Cook, Jane (born 1840 in Montgomeryshire, Wales) and Margaret's Housemaid, Isabella (born 1831 in Cefn Bychan, Denbighshire, Wales).


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Margaret Dowling's household

Female

Margaret

Dowling

Head
Male

Edward

Dowling

Son
Female

Marian

Dowling

Daughter
Male

George W

Dowling

Son
Male

Hugh C

Dowling

Son
Female

Anne

Haworth

Aunt
Female

Mary J

Downing

Waitress
Female

Jane

Ellis

Cook
Female

Isabella

Chambers

Housemaid
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Dowling

Head

Widow

55

1826

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Edward

Dowling

Son

Single

21

1860

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Marian

Dowling

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Timperley, Cheshire, England

George W

Dowling

Son

Single

17

1864

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Hugh C

Dowling

Son

Single

11

1870

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Anne

Haworth

Aunt

Widow

77

1804

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Downing

Waitress

Single

22

1859

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Jane

Ellis

Cook

Single

41

1840

Montgomeryshire, Wales

Isabella

Chambers

Housemaid

Single

50

1831

Cefn Bychan, Denbighshire, Wales

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