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Household of Mercy Dowel (born 1794, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Mercy Dowel and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mercy Dowel, born in 1794 in Landport, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. Mercy was the head of the household, single. She had 1 child; Ethel B, born 1881 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Mercy's Lodger, Jane (born 1815 in Devon, England), Mercy's Lodger Head, William (born 1850 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Mercy's Lodger Head, Henry (born 1812 in Winchester, Hampshire, England).


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Mercy Dowel's household

Female

Mercy

Dowel

Head
Female

Jane

Ford

Lodger
Male

William

Barnes

Lodger Head
Female

Mary H

Barnes

Wife
Female

Ethel B

Barnes

Daughter
Male

Henry

Moreton

Lodger Head
Female

Caroline

Moreton

Wife
First name(s) Mercy
Last name Dowel
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 87
Birth year 1794
Birth place Landport, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mercy

Dowel

Head

Single

87

1794

Landport, Hampshire, England

Jane

Ford

Lodger

Married

66

1815

Devon, England

William

Barnes

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Mary H

Barnes

Wife

Married

29

1852

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Ethel B

Barnes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Henry

Moreton

Lodger Head

Married

69

1812

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Caroline

Moreton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Jersey, Channel Islands

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