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Household of William Dowdell (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Dowdell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowdell, born in 1846 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, single. He had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Rosina (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Paramour, Mary Riley, born in 1848 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.


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William Dowdell's household

Male

William

Dowdell

Head
Female

Mary

Riley

Paramour
Female

Elizabeth

Dowell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dowell

Son
Female

Rosina

Dowell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dowdell
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowdell

Head

Single

35

1846

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Mary

Riley

Paramour

Married

33

1848

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Dowell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Dowell

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Rosina

Dowell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

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