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Household of William Dowen (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Dowen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowen, born in 1842 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Dowen, born in 1829 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1859 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John J (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Dowen's household

Male

William

Dowen

Head
Female

Agnes

Dowen

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Dowen

Daughter
Female

Martha

Duckworth

Daughter
Female

Jane

Driver

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Driver

Daughter
Male

John J

Driver

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowen

Head

Married

39

1842

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Dowen

Wife

Married

52

1829

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Dowen

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Duckworth

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Driver

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Driver

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

John J

Driver

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

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