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Household of Richard Dowling (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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.

Richard Dowling and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dowling, born in 1847 in , consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dowling, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1879 in Brixton, Surrey, England), David (born 1880 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Brixton, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's 1st Cousin, Mary (born 1858 in Ireland), Richard's Servant, Eliza (born 1819 in Roydon, Essex, England), Richard's Servant, Kate (born 1859 in Ireland) and Richard's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Ireland).


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Richard Dowling's household

Male

Richard

Dowling

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dowling

Wife
Female

Sarah

Dowling

Daughter
Male

David

Dowling

Son
Female

Margaret

Dowling

Daughter
Female

Mary

Downey

1st Cousin
Female

Eliza

Wigley

Servant
Female

Kate

Reid

Servant
Female

Ellen

Reid

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dowling

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Elizabeth

Dowling

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Sarah

Dowling

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brixton, Surrey, England

David

Dowling

Son

Single

1

1880

Brixton, Surrey, England

Margaret

Dowling

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Brixton, Surrey, England

Mary

Downey

1st Cousin

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Eliza

Wigley

Servant

Widow

62

1819

Roydon, Essex, England

Kate

Reid

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Ellen

Reid

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ireland

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