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Household of Samuel Dowdall (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Dowdall and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dowdall, born in 1852 in Devon, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; R N (born 1874 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and H (born 1876 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother In Law, E Fenn, born in 1806 in Somerset, England.


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Samuel Dowdall's household

Male

Samuel

Dowdall

Head
Male

R N

Dowdall

Son
Female

H

Dowdall

Daughter
Female

E

Fenn

Mother In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dowdall
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dowdall

Head

Widower

29

1852

Devon, England

R N

Dowdall

Son

Single

7

1874

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

H

Dowdall

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

E

Fenn

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Somerset, England

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