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Household of Robert Dowell (born 1850, Flintshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.
Robert Dowell and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dowell, born in 1850 in Rhyl, Flintshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dowell, born in 1844 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. They had 5 children; John William (born 1873 in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales), James (born 1875 in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales), Robert T (born 1878 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), Margaret E (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger Head, George B Hughes, born in 1860 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales.
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Robert Dowell's household
Robert
Dowell
Head
Catherine
Dowell
Wife
John William
Dowell
Son
James
Dowell
Son
Robert T
Dowell
Son
Margaret E
Dowell
Daughter
Martha
Dowell
Daughter
George B
Hughes
Lodger Head
Margaret
Hughes
Wife
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Dowell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Dowell | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales | |
Catherine | Dowell | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Holywell, Flintshire, Wales | |
John William | Dowell | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales | |
James | Dowell | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales | |
Robert T | Dowell | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales | |
Margaret E | Dowell | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Martha | Dowell | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
George B | Hughes | Lodger Head | Married | 21 | 1860 | Holywell, Flintshire, Wales | |
Margaret | Hughes | Wife | Married | 22 | 1859 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
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