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Household of Hannah Dowsing (born 1810, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Billericay, 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.

Hannah Dowsing and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hannah Dowsing, born in 1810 in Brentwood, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Hannah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Charity (born 1841 in Brentwood, Essex, England) and Eliza (born 1854 in Brentwood, Essex, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Constance C (born 1879 in Brentwood, Essex, England) and William J (born 1876 in Brentwood, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Hannah's Lodger, Eliza Smith, born in 1833 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.


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Hannah Dowsing's household

Female

Hannah

Dowsing

Head
Female

Charity

Dowsing

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dowsing

Daughter
Female

Constance C

Dowsing

Grand Daughter
Male

William J

Dowsing

Grand Son
Female

Eliza

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Hannah
Last name Dowsing
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Brentwood, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hannah

Dowsing

Head

Widow

71

1810

Brentwood, Essex, England

Charity

Dowsing

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Brentwood, Essex, England

Eliza

Dowsing

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Brentwood, Essex, England

Constance C

Dowsing

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brentwood, Essex, England

William J

Dowsing

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Brentwood, Essex, England

Eliza

Smith

Lodger

Widow

48

1833

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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