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Household of William Dowling (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 Dowling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowling, born in 1831 in Wookey, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dowling, born in 1839 in Wells, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), William E (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Selina (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Henry R (born 1877 in Westbury, Somerset, England), Arthur E (born 1879 in Westbury, Somerset, England) and Albert E (born 1881 in Westbury, Somerset, England).


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William Dowling's household

Male

William

Dowling

Head
Female

Sarah

Dowling

Wife
Female

Ann

Dowling

Daughter
Male

William E

Dowling

Son
Female

Selina

Dowling

Daughter
Male

Henry R

Dowling

Son
Male

Arthur E

Dowling

Son
Male

Albert E

Dowling

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wookey, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowling

Head

Married

50

1831

Wookey, Somerset, England

Sarah

Dowling

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wells, Somerset, England

Ann

Dowling

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William E

Dowling

Son

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Dowling

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Henry R

Dowling

Son

Single

4

1877

Westbury, Somerset, England

Arthur E

Dowling

Son

Single

2

1879

Westbury, Somerset, England

Albert E

Dowling

Son

Single

0

1881

Westbury, Somerset, England

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