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Household of Charles Dowdeswell (born 1853, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Charles Dowdeswell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Dowdeswell, born in 1853 in Warwick, Bedfordshire, consisted of 5 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Frances Dowdeswell, born in 1854 in Kensington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Gertie E (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Lodger, Jane Williams, born in 1841 in Paddington, Middlesex, England.


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Charles Dowdeswell's household

Male

Charles

Dowdeswell

Head
Female

Frances

Dowdeswell

Wife
Female

Gertie E

Dowdeswell

Daughter
Male

Infant

Dowdeswell

Son
Female

Jane

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) Charles
Last name Dowdeswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Warwick, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Dowdeswell

Head

Married

28

1853

Warwick, Bedfordshire, England

Frances

Dowdeswell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Gertie E

Dowdeswell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Infant

Dowdeswell

Son

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Jane

Williams

Lodger

Widow

40

1841

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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