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Household of William Dowds (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Dowds and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowds, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Dowds, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1864 in Ireland), William Jas (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann Jane (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Euphemia (born 1856 in Ireland) and William's Visitor, Alice (born 1878 in Ireland).


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William Dowds's household

Male

William

Dowds

Head
Female

Anne

Dowds

Wife
Female

Ellen

Dowds

Daughter
Male

William Jas

Dowds

Son
Female

Ann Jane

Dowds

Daughter
Female

Susan

Dowds

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dowds

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Forde

Visitor
Female

Alice

Forde

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Dowds
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowds

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Anne

Dowds

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Ellen

Dowds

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

William Jas

Dowds

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann Jane

Dowds

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Dowds

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dowds

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Forde

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Alice

Forde

Visitor

-

3

1878

Ireland

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