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Household of William G Dowling (born 1817, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, 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 G Dowling and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William G Dowling, born in 1817 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William G was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dowling, born in 1818 in Axminster, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1855 in Taunton, Somerset, England. They had 1 grandchild; William G, born 1874 in Taunton, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William G's Lodger, James (born 1821 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and William G's Lodger, William (born 1814 in Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England).


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William G Dowling's household

Male

William G

Dowling

Head
Female

Mary A

Dowling

Wife
Male

William

Dowling

Son
Male

William G

Dowling

Grand Son
Male

James

Dollin

Lodger
Male

William

Reed

Lodger
First name(s) William G
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William G

Dowling

Head

Married

64

1817

Chard, Somerset, England

Mary A

Dowling

Wife

Married

63

1818

Axminster, Dorset, England

William

Dowling

Son

Single

26

1855

Taunton, Somerset, England

William G

Dowling

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Taunton, Somerset, England

James

Dollin

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

Taunton, Somerset, England

William

Reed

Lodger

Single

67

1814

Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England

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