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Household of Thomas Dowell (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Thomas Dowell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowell, born in 1831 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dowell, born in 1830 in Taunton, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Caroline (born 1863 in Chard, Somerset, England), William (born 1865 in Chard, Somerset, England), Fred (born 1867 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Enoch (born 1868 in Chard, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Dowell's household

Male

Thomas

Dowell

Head
Female

Mary A

Dowell

Wife
Female

Caroline

Dowell

Daughter
Male

William

Dowell

Son
Male

Fred

Dowell

Son
Male

Enoch

Dowell

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dowell

Head

Married

50

1831

Chard, Somerset, England

Mary A

Dowell

Wife

Married

51

1830

Taunton, Somerset, England

Caroline

Dowell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chard, Somerset, England

William

Dowell

Son

Single

16

1865

Chard, Somerset, England

Fred

Dowell

Son

Single

14

1867

Chard, Somerset, England

Enoch

Dowell

Son

Single

13

1868

Chard, Somerset, England

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