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Household of William Dowless (born 1812, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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 Dowless and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowless, born in 1812 in Worcester, Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane B Dowless, born in 1815 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Ernest H (born 1851 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England) and Isabella (born 1848 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Annie (born 1878 in St George's Hanover Square, Middlesex, England), Alfred W (born 1880 in -) and Ernest H (born 1881 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Rowell, born in 1861 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England.


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William Dowless's household

Male

William

Dowless

Head
Female

Jane B

Dowless

Wife
Male

Ernest H

Dowless

Son
Female

Isabella

Davis

Daughter
Female

Annie

Davis

Grand Daughter
Male

Alfred W

Davis

Grand Son
Male

Ernest H

Davis

Grand Son
Male

John

Rowell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dowless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowless

Head

Married

69

1812

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Jane B

Dowless

Wife

Married

66

1815

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Ernest H

Dowless

Son

Single

30

1851

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Isabella

Davis

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Annie

Davis

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

St George's Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

Alfred W

Davis

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

-

Ernest H

Davis

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

John

Rowell

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

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