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Household of Nicholas Dowe (born 1815, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, London,Middlesex, 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.

Nicholas Dowe and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Dowe, born in 1815 in Bodmin, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Katherine Dowe, born in 1816 in Brompton, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Lodger, Francis (born 1854 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Nicholas's Lodger, Arthur (born 1858 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Nicholas's Lodger, Claudius (born 1851 in Newbury, Berkshire, England).


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Nicholas Dowe's household

Male

Nicholas

Dowe

Head
Female

Katherine

Dowe

Wife
Male

Francis

Cresswell

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Wightman

Lodger
Male

Claudius

May

Lodger
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Dowe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Dowe

Head

Married

66

1815

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Katherine

Dowe

Wife

Married

65

1816

Brompton, Kent, England

Francis

Cresswell

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Arthur

Wightman

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Claudius

May

Lodger

-

30

1851

Newbury, Berkshire, England

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