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Household of George Dowsett (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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.

George Dowsett and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Dowsett, born in 1848 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dowsett, born in 1854 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth Emma (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emma May (born 1875 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), George Charles (born 1878 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Henry (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger Head, M (born 1848 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and George's Lodger, Charles (born 1856 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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George Dowsett's household

Male

George

Dowsett

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dowsett

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Emma

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Emma May

Dowsett

Daughter
Male

George Charles

Dowsett

Son
Male

Thomas

Dowsett

Son
Female

M

Dorrington

Lodger Head
Male

Edward

Dorrington

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dorrington

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dorrington

Son
Male

Joseph

Dorrington

Son
Male

Charles

Goldsmith

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Dowsett

Head

Married

33

1848

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Dowsett

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth Emma

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emma May

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George Charles

Dowsett

Son

Single

3

1878

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Dowsett

Son

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

M

Dorrington

Lodger Head

Widow

33

1848

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edward

Dorrington

Son

Single

12

1869

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Dorrington

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Henry

Dorrington

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Dorrington

Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Charles

Goldsmith

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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