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Household of William Dowell (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 Dowell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowell, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Dowell, born in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Eliza J (born 1860 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), William's Visitor, William (born 1851 in Southwark, Surrey, England), William's Visitor, Ann (born 1853 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Bessie (born 1862 in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Grace (born 1859 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).


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William Dowell's household

Male

William

Dowell

Head
Female

Emma

Dowell

Wife
Female

Eliza J

Dale

Niece
Male

William

Ireland

Visitor
Female

Ann

Ireland

Visitor
Female

Bessie

Oliver

Servant
Female

Grace

Mortimer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowell

Head

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Scotland

Emma

Dowell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza J

Dale

Niece

Single

21

1860

Cork, Cork, Ireland

William

Ireland

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Southwark, Surrey, England

Ann

Ireland

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Bessie

Oliver

Servant

Single

19

1862

Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England

Grace

Mortimer

Servant

Single

22

1859

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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