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Household of William Dowell (born 1852, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowell, born in 1852 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dowell, born in 1849 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Samuel (born 1874 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Foster, born in 1875 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England.


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William Dowell's household

Male

William

Dowell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dowell

Wife
Male

Samuel

Dowell

Son
Male

William

Dowell

Son
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Foster

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowell

Head

Married

29

1852

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Dowell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Dowell

Son

Single

7

1874

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

William

Dowell

Son

Single

2

1879

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Foster

Step Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

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