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Household of Samuel Dowker (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, Lancashire, 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 Dowker and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dowker, born in 1855 in Cartmel, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellen Dowker, born in 1860 in Ambleside, Westmorland, England. They had 1 child; John James, born 1880 in Dalton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, James Edwin (born 1862 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Christopher (born 1850 in Scotland).


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Samuel Dowker's household

Male

Samuel

Dowker

Head
Female

Sarah Ellen

Dowker

Wife
Male

John James

Dowker

Son
Male

James Edwin

Thompson

Boarder
Male

Christopher

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dowker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dowker

Head

Married

26

1855

Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Dowker

Wife

Married

21

1860

Ambleside, Westmorland, England

John James

Dowker

Son

Single

1

1880

Dalton, Lancashire, England

James Edwin

Thompson

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Taylor

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Scotland

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