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Household of Henry Thomas Dowsett (born 1850, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, 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.

Henry Thomas Dowsett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Thomas Dowsett, born in 1850 in Prittlewell, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Henry Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Eliza Dowsett, born in 1851 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Daisy Ethel (born 1878 in Southend, Essex, England) and Lilly Mable (born 1880 in Southend, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry Thomas's Sister, Amelia (born 1865 in Prittlewell, Essex, England), Henry Thomas's Apprentice, William Joseph (born 1862 in Southminster, Essex, England), Henry Thomas's Apprentice, Henry Cousin (born 1866 in Southend, Essex, England) and Henry Thomas's Servant, Rosetta (born 1862 in Danbury, Essex, England).


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Henry Thomas Dowsett's household

Male

Henry Thomas

Dowsett

Head
Female

Mary Eliza

Dowsett

Wife
Female

Daisy Ethel

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Lilly Mable

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Dowsett

Sister
Male

William Joseph

Collis

Apprentice
Male

Henry Cousin

Marsh

Apprentice
Female

Rosetta

Bell

Servant
First name(s) Henry Thomas
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Prittlewell, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry Thomas

Dowsett

Head

Married

31

1850

Prittlewell, Essex, England

Mary Eliza

Dowsett

Wife

Married

30

1851

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Daisy Ethel

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Southend, Essex, England

Lilly Mable

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Southend, Essex, England

Amelia

Dowsett

Sister

Single

16

1865

Prittlewell, Essex, England

William Joseph

Collis

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Southminster, Essex, England

Henry Cousin

Marsh

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Southend, Essex, England

Rosetta

Bell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Danbury, Essex, England

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