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Household of Matthew Dowd (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

Matthew Dowd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Dowd, born in 1827 in , consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dowd, born in 1839 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Matthew (born 1863 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1869 in South Bank, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1872 in South Bank, Yorkshire, England), Rosanna (born 1875 in South Bank, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in South Bank, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder, Barnard (born 1854 in Ireland) and Matthew's Boarder, Joseph (born 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Matthew Dowd's household

Male

Matthew

Dowd

Head
Female

Margaret

Dowd

Wife
Male

Matthew

Dowd

Son
Female

Catherine

Dowd

Daughter
Male

John

Dowd

Son
Female

Rosanna

Dowd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dowd

Daughter
Male

Barnard

Foal

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Dowd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Dowd

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Margaret

Dowd

Wife

Married

42

1839

Durham, England

Matthew

Dowd

Son

Single

18

1863

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Catherine

Dowd

Daughter

Single

12

1869

South Bank, Yorkshire, England

John

Dowd

Son

Single

9

1872

South Bank, Yorkshire, England

Rosanna

Dowd

Daughter

Single

6

1875

South Bank, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dowd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Bank, Yorkshire, England

Barnard

Foal

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ireland

Joseph

Taylor

Boarder

Married

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

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