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Household of James Dowding (born 1841, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Dorset, 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.

James Dowding and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dowding, born in 1841 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary C Dowding, born in 1843 in Wincanton, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Fanny M Thomas (born 1868 in Wincanton, Somerset, England), Ann (born 1870 in Wincanton, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1872 in Wincanton, Somerset, England) and Anna (born 1876 in Wincanton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Governess, Ann Haskott, born in 1861 in Turkey.


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James Dowding's household

Male

James

Dowding

Head
Female

Mary C

Dowding

Wife
Female

Fanny M Thomas

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dowding

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dowding

Son
Female

Anna

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Ann

Haskott

Governess
First name(s) James
Last name Dowding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dowding

Head

Married

40

1841

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Mary C

Dowding

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Fanny M Thomas

Dowding

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Ann

Dowding

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Henry

Dowding

Son

Single

9

1872

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Anna

Dowding

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Ann

Haskott

Governess

Single

20

1861

Turkey

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