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Household of William Dowd (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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.

William Dowd and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowd, born in 1838 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dowd, born in 1846 in Honiton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Kate (born 1874 in Colchester, Essex, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Ireland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).


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William Dowd's household

Male

William

Dowd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dowd

Wife
Female

Kate

Dowd

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dowd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dowd

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dowd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowd

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Elizabeth

Dowd

Wife

Married

35

1846

Honiton, Devon, England

Kate

Dowd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Colchester, Essex, England

Joseph

Dowd

Son

Single

5

1876

Ireland

Elizabeth

Dowd

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

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