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Household of Charles Dowson (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Teesdale, Yorkshire, 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 Dowson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Dowson, born in 1831 in Forest Hill, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dowson, born in 1827 in Forest Hill, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1858 in Forest Hill, Durham, England), Charles (born 1861 in Forest Hill, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1863 in Forest Hill, Durham, England), William Tenwick (born 1866 in Forest Hill, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1869 in Forest Hill, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Lucy (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England).


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Charles Dowson's household

Male

Charles

Dowson

Head
Female

Sarah

Dowson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Dowson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Dowson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dowson

Daughter
Male

William Tenwick

Dowson

Son
Female

Margaret

Dowson

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Tallentire

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dowson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Charles
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Forest Hill, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Dowson

Head

Married

50

1831

Forest Hill, Durham, England

Sarah

Dowson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Forest Hill, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Dowson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Forest Hill, Durham, England

Charles

Dowson

Son

Single

20

1861

Forest Hill, Durham, England

Sarah

Dowson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Forest Hill, Durham, England

William Tenwick

Dowson

Son

Single

15

1866

Forest Hill, Durham, England

Margaret

Dowson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Forest Hill, Durham, England

Lucy

Tallentire

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dowson

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

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