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Household of Robert Dowell (born 1841, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dowell, born in 1841 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Dowell, born in 1839 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Dowell's household

Male

Robert

Dowell

Head
Female

Mary

Dowell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dowell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Dowell

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dowell

Head

Married

40

1841

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Dowell

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dowell

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Dowell

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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