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Household of William Dowmay (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Dowmay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowmay, born in 1845 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Roseann Dowmay, born in 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Michael (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Anne (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Roseann (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John G (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Dowmay's household

Male

William

Dowmay

Head
Female

Roseann

Dowmay

Wife
Male

William

Dowmay

Son
Female

Margaret

Dowmay

Daughter
Male

Michael

Dowmay

Son
Female

Anne

Dowmay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dowmay

Daughter
Female

Roseann

Dowmay

Daughter
Male

John G

Dowmay

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dowmay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowmay

Head

Married

36

1845

Sunderland, Durham, England

Roseann

Dowmay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Dowmay

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Dowmay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Michael

Dowmay

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Anne

Dowmay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Dowmay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Roseann

Dowmay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

John G

Dowmay

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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