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Household of Alfred Dowson (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, Lancashire, 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.

Alfred Dowson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Dowson, born in 1846 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Frederica E Dowson, born in 1850 in Jersey, Channel Islands. They had 3 children; Ernest A (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England), Muriel F (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England) and Eric (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Sister In Law, Paulina (born 1854 in Jersey, Channel Islands), Alfred's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England) and Alfred's Servant, Eliza E (born 1856 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England).


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Alfred Dowson's household

Male

Alfred

Dowson

Head
Female

Frederica E

Dowson

Wife
Male

Ernest A

Dowson

Son
Female

Muriel F

Dowson

Daughter
Male

Eric

Dowson

Son
Female

Paulina

Hayley

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Jackson

Servant
Female

Eliza E

Hilton

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Dowson

Head

Married

35

1846

London, Middlesex, England

Frederica E

Dowson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Jersey, Channel Islands

Ernest A

Dowson

Son

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Muriel F

Dowson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Eric

Dowson

Son

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

Paulina

Hayley

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

Jersey, Channel Islands

Elizabeth

Jackson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England

Eliza E

Hilton

Servant

Single

25

1856

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

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