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Household of Benjamin F Dowdeswell (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

Benjamin F Dowdeswell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin F Dowdeswell, born in 1844 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin F was the head of the household, married to Hannah P Dowdeswell, born in 1844 in United States. They had 4 children; Leonora E (born 1876 in United States), Harry F (born 1879 in Dover, Kent, England), Annie S (born 1880 in Streatham, Surrey, England) and Nellie T (born 1880 in Streatham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin F's Servant, Jane Foreet, born in 1860 in Haslemere, Surrey, England.


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Benjamin F Dowdeswell's household

Male

Benjamin F

Dowdeswell

Head
Female

Hannah P

Dowdeswell

Wife
Female

Leonora E

Dowdeswell

Daughter
Male

Harry F

Dowdeswell

Son
Female

Annie S

Dowdeswell

Daughter
Female

Nellie T

Dowdeswell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Foreet

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin F
Last name Dowdeswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin F

Dowdeswell

Head

Married

37

1844

London, Middlesex, England

Hannah P

Dowdeswell

Wife

Married

37

1844

United States

Leonora E

Dowdeswell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

United States

Harry F

Dowdeswell

Son

Single

2

1879

Dover, Kent, England

Annie S

Dowdeswell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Streatham, Surrey, England

Nellie T

Dowdeswell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Streatham, Surrey, England

Jane

Foreet

Servant

Single

21

1860

Haslemere, Surrey, England

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