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Household of Thomas Dowell (born 1832, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowell, born in 1832 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary J Dowell, born in 1834 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Margaret J (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Annabella (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Eleanor (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Emma (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Dowell's household

Male

Thomas

Dowell

Head
Female

Mary J

Dowell

Wife
Female

Margaret J

Dowell

Daughter
Female

Annabella

Dowell

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Dowell

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Dowell

Daughter
Female

Emma

Dowell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dowell

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dowell

Head

Married

49

1832

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Dowell

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret J

Dowell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Annabella

Dowell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eleanor

Dowell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary E

Dowell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Emma

Dowell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Dowell

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

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