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Household of Edmund Dowdling (born 1840, Wiltshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, Somerset, 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.
Edmund Dowdling and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund Dowdling, born in 1840 in Wiltshire, consisted of 6 members. Edmund was the head of the household, married to Fanny Dowdling, born in 1838 in Meare, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Walter (born 1872 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England) and Frank (born 1875 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edmund's Lodger, Maria (born 1805 in Penselwood, Somerset, England) and Edmund's Visitor, Eliza (born 1876 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
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Edmund Dowdling's household
Edmund
Dowdling
Head
Fanny
Dowdling
Wife
Walter
Dowdling
Son
Frank
Dowdling
Son
Maria
Gray
Lodger
Eliza
Gray
Visitor
| First name(s) | Edmund |
| Last name | Dowdling |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Wiltshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edmund | Dowdling | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Wiltshire, England | |
Fanny | Dowdling | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Meare, Wiltshire, England | |
Walter | Dowdling | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Kilmersdon, Somerset, England | |
Frank | Dowdling | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Kilmersdon, Somerset, England | |
Maria | Gray | Lodger | Widow | 76 | 1805 | Penselwood, Somerset, England | |
Eliza | Gray | Visitor | Married | 5 | 1876 | Taunton, Somerset, England |
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