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Household of Thomas Dowdles (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, 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.

Thomas Dowdles and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowdles, born in 1831 in , consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dowdles, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1859 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1861 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1863 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1866 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Patrick (born 1873 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grandson, Thomas (born 1879 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Mary Ellen (born 1859 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Dowdles's household

Male

Thomas

Dowdles

Head
Female

Margaret

Dowdles

Wife
Male

James

Dowdles

Son
Male

Henry

Dowdles

Son
Male

Thomas

Dowdles

Son
Female

Margaret

Dowdles

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Dowdles

Son
Male

John

Dowdles

Son
Male

Patrick

Dowdles

Son
Male

Thomas

Dowdles

Grandson
Female

Mary Ellen

McConville

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowdles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dowdles

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Margaret

Dowdles

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

James

Dowdles

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Henry

Dowdles

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dowdles

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dowdles

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Archibald

Dowdles

Son

-

15

1866

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Dowdles

Son

-

12

1869

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Patrick

Dowdles

Son

-

8

1873

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dowdles

Grandson

-

2

1879

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary Ellen

McConville

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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