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Household of Thomas W Dowley (born 1817, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 W Dowley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Dowley, born in 1817 in Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dowley, born in 1820 in Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Christina H (born 1853 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), Ebenezer B (born 1858 in Dalston, Middlesex, England) and Katherine J (born 1863 in Dalston, Middlesex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Marian G (born 1878 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Constance E (born 1875 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas W's Servant, Catherine Deares, born in 1866 in Bow, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas W Dowley's household

Male

Thomas W

Dowley

Head
Female

Mary A

Dowley

Wife
Female

Christina H

Dowley

Daughter
Male

Ebenezer B

Dowley

Son
Female

Katherine J

Dowley

Daughter
Female

Marian G

Bradman

Grand Daughter
Female

Constance E

Bradman

Grand Daughter
Female

Catherine

Deares

Servant
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Dowley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Dowley

Head

Married

64

1817

Sussex, England

Mary A

Dowley

Wife

Married

61

1820

Sussex, England

Christina H

Dowley

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Ebenezer B

Dowley

Son

Single

23

1858

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Katherine J

Dowley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Marian G

Bradman

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stratford, Essex, England

Constance E

Bradman

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stratford, Essex, England

Catherine

Deares

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bow, Middlesex, England

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