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Household of Arthur W Dowsing (born 1844, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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.

Arthur W Dowsing and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur W Dowsing, born in 1844 in Ipswich, Suffolk, consisted of 4 members. Arthur W was the head of the household, married to Harriet Dowsing, born in 1847 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Albert C (born 1877 in Bromley, Kent, England) and Cecil J (born 1878 in Bromley, Kent, England).


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Arthur W Dowsing's household

Male

Arthur W

Dowsing

Head
Female

Harriet

Dowsing

Wife
Male

Albert C

Dowsing

Son
Male

Cecil J

Dowsing

Son
First name(s) Arthur W
Last name Dowsing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur W

Dowsing

Head

Married

37

1844

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Harriet

Dowsing

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hadleigh, Suffolk, England

Albert C

Dowsing

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Kent, England

Cecil J

Dowsing

Son

Single

3

1878

Bromley, Kent, England

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