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Household of Zachariah Dowen (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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.

Zachariah Dowen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Zachariah Dowen, born in 1841 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Zachariah was the head of the household, married to Harriet Dowen, born in 1847 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1868 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), Eli (born 1878 in -) and Flora (born 1880 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Zachariah's Servant, Mary Collins, born in 1863 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England.


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Zachariah Dowen's household

Male

Zachariah

Dowen

Head
Female

Harriet

Dowen

Wife
Female

Mary

Dowen

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Dowen

Son
Male

Eli

Dowen

Son
Female

Flora

Dowen

Daughter
Female

Mary

Collins

Servant
First name(s) Zachariah
Last name Dowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Zachariah

Dowen

Head

Married

40

1841

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Dowen

Wife

Married

34

1847

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Dowen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Dowen

Son

Single

8

1873

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Eli

Dowen

Son

Single

3

1878

-

Flora

Dowen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Collins

Servant

Single

18

1863

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

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