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Household of William Dowling (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowling, born in 1832 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dowling, born in 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Rennison, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Dowling's household

Male

William

Dowling

Head
Female

Margaret

Dowling

Wife
Male

William

Dowling

Son
Female

Janet

Dowling

Daughter
Male

James

Rennison

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowling

Head

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Margaret

Dowling

Wife

Married

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dowling

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Dowling

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Rennison

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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