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Household of William Mc Dowell (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Mc Dowell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mc Dowell, born in 1833 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mc Dowell, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1867 in West Rainton, Durham, England), Mary (born 1871 in West Rainton, Durham, England), David (born 1875 in West Rainton, Durham, England), James (born 1877 in West Rainton, Durham, England) and Ambrose (born 1879 in West Rainton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Lodger, Thomas Taylor, born in 1843 in Ireland.


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William Mc Dowell's household

Male

William

Mc Dowell

Head
Female

Eliza

Mc Dowell

Wife
Male

Robert

Mc Dowell

Son
Female

Mary

Mc Dowell

Daughter
Male

David

Mc Dowell

Son
Male

James

Mc Dowell

Son
Male

Ambrose

Mc Dowell

Son
Male

Thomas

Taylor

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Mc Dowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mc Dowell

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Eliza

Mc Dowell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Robert

Mc Dowell

Son

Single

14

1867

West Rainton, Durham, England

Mary

Mc Dowell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Rainton, Durham, England

David

Mc Dowell

Son

Single

6

1875

West Rainton, Durham, England

James

Mc Dowell

Son

Single

4

1877

West Rainton, Durham, England

Ambrose

Mc Dowell

Son

Single

2

1879

West Rainton, Durham, England

Thomas

Taylor

Boarder Lodger

Single

38

1843

Ireland

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