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Household of William H Dowling (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alverstoke, Hampshire, 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 H Dowling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Dowling, born in 1844 in Sandford, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Kate M Dowling, born in 1848 in Gosport, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Kate E (born 1868 in Gosport, Hampshire, England), Ernest W (born 1876 in Gosport, Hampshire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Gosport, Hampshire, England), Albert F (born 1879 in Gosport, Hampshire, England) and Mabel C (born 1881 in Gosport, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Servant, Sarah Cook, born in 1868 in Gosport, Hampshire, England.


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William H Dowling's household

Male

William H

Dowling

Head
Female

Kate M

Dowling

Wife
Female

Kate E

Dowling

Daughter
Male

Ernest W

Dowling

Son
Male

Charles

Dowling

Son
Male

Albert F

Dowling

Son
Female

Mabel C

Dowling

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cook

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Dowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sandford, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Dowling

Head

Married

37

1844

Sandford, Somerset, England

Kate M

Dowling

Wife

Married

33

1848

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Kate E

Dowling

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Ernest W

Dowling

Son

Single

5

1876

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Charles

Dowling

Son

Single

4

1877

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Albert F

Dowling

Son

Single

2

1879

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Mabel C

Dowling

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Cook

Servant

Single

13

1868

Gosport, Hampshire, England

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