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Household of Henry Enfield Dowson (born 1838, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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.

Henry Enfield Dowson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Enfield Dowson, born in 1838 in Norfolk, consisted of 13 members. Henry Enfield was the head of the household, married to Lucy Dowson, born in 1840 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, England), Florence (born 1873 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, England), Percy Enfield (born 1874 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, England), Aubrey Osler (born 1875 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, England), Edith (born 1878 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, England) and Oscar Follett (born 1880 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry Enfield's Governess, Clara Adelina (born 1861 in Germany), Henry Enfield's Servant, Jane (born 1836 in United States), Henry Enfield's Servant, Betsy Ann (born 1859 in Lincolnshire, England), Henry Enfield's Servant, Abigail (born 1856 in Bollington, Cheshire, England) and Henry Enfield's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Enfield Dowson's household

Male

Henry Enfield

Dowson

Head
Female

Lucy

Dowson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dowson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Dowson

Daughter
Male

Percy Enfield

Dowson

Son
Male

Aubrey Osler

Dowson

Son
Female

Edith

Dowson

Daughter
Male

Oscar Follett

Dowson

Son
Female

Clara Adelina

Loewe

Governess
Female

Jane

Bailey

Servant
Female

Betsy Ann

Smith

Servant
Female

Abigail

Darbyshire

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Hucknall

Servant
First name(s) Henry Enfield
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry Enfield

Dowson

Head

Married

43

1838

Norfolk, England

Lucy

Dowson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Margaret

Dowson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Florence

Dowson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Percy Enfield

Dowson

Son

Single

7

1874

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Aubrey Osler

Dowson

Son

Single

6

1875

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Edith

Dowson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Oscar Follett

Dowson

Son

Single

1

1880

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Clara Adelina

Loewe

Governess

Single

20

1861

Germany

Jane

Bailey

Servant

Widow

45

1836

United States

Betsy Ann

Smith

Servant

Single

22

1859

Lincolnshire, England

Abigail

Darbyshire

Servant

Single

25

1856

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Hucknall

Servant

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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