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Household of William Dowdall (born 1826, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Dowdall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowdall, born in 1826 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Dowdall, born in 1825 in Ashburton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1862 in Torquay, Devon, England), Maud (born 1865 in Torquay, Devon, England) and James (born 1868 in Torquay, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Frolinse, born 1878 in Torquay, Devon, England.


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William Dowdall's household

Male

William

Dowdall

Head
Female

Jane

Dowdall

Wife
Male

George

Dowdall

Son
Female

Maud

Dowdall

Daughter
Male

James

Dowdll

Son
Female

Frolinse

Scott

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dowdall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowdall

Head

Married

55

1826

Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England

Jane

Dowdall

Wife

Married

56

1825

Ashburton, Devon, England

George

Dowdall

Son

Single

19

1862

Torquay, Devon, England

Maud

Dowdall

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Torquay, Devon, England

James

Dowdll

Son

Single

13

1868

Torquay, Devon, England

Frolinse

Scott

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Torquay, Devon, England

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