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Household of Charles Dowsett (born 1854, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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 Dowsett and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Dowsett, born in 1854 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Emily Dowsett, born in 1853 in Coggeshall, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1875 in Colchester, Essex, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Colchester, Essex, England), George (born 1879 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Gertrude (born 1881 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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Charles Dowsett's household

Male

Charles

Dowsett

Head
Female

Emily

Dowsett

Wife
Female

Alice

Dowsett

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Dowsett

Son
Male

George

Dowsett

Son
Female

Gertrude

Dowsett

Daughter
First name(s) Charles
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Dowsett

Head

Married

27

1854

Colchester, Essex, England

Emily

Dowsett

Wife

Married

28

1853

Coggeshall, Essex, England

Alice

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Colchester, Essex, England

Ernest

Dowsett

Son

Single

4

1877

Colchester, Essex, England

George

Dowsett

Son

Single

2

1879

Colchester, Essex, England

Gertrude

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Colchester, Essex, England

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