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Household of Samuel Dowar (born 1845, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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.

Samuel Dowar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dowar, born in 1845 in Crowan, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Rosena Dowar, born in 1851 in Helston, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Emma J (born 1873 in Wendron, Cornwall, England), Edith (born 1875 in Wendron, Cornwall, England), Precillia Beatrice (born 1879 in Wendron, Cornwall, England) and Harriet (born 1881 in Wendron, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Margaret Ann Jenkin, born in 1866 in Wendron, Cornwall, England.


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Samuel Dowar's household

Male

Samuel

Dowar

Head
Female

Rosena

Dowar

Wife
Female

Emma J

Dowar

Daughter
Female

Edith

Dowar

Daughter
Female

Precillia Beatrice

Dowar

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Dowar

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Jenkin

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dowar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Crowan, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dowar

Head

Married

36

1845

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Rosena

Dowar

Wife

Married

30

1851

Helston, Cornwall, England

Emma J

Dowar

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wendron, Cornwall, England

Edith

Dowar

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wendron, Cornwall, England

Precillia Beatrice

Dowar

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wendron, Cornwall, England

Harriet

Dowar

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wendron, Cornwall, England

Margaret Ann

Jenkin

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wendron, Cornwall, England

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