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Household of James Dowing (born 1826, Norfolk)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Dowing and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dowing, born in 1826 in Rydon, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dowing, born in 1830 in Easington Lane, Durham, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1863 in Murton, Durham, England), Timothy (born 1865 in Murton, Durham, England), Richard (born 1872 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and Esther (born 1861 in Murton, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1881 in Ryhope, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Robert Gibson, born in 1857 in Durham, England.
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James Dowing's household
James
Dowing
Head
Mary Ann
Dowing
Wife
George
Dowing
Son
Timothy
Dowing
Son
Richard
Dowing
Son
Robert
Gibson
Son In Law
Esther
Gibson
Daughter
James
Gibson
Grand Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Dowing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Rydon, Norfolk, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Dowing | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Rydon, Norfolk, England | |
Mary Ann | Dowing | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Easington Lane, Durham, England | |
George | Dowing | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Murton, Durham, England | |
Timothy | Dowing | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Murton, Durham, England | |
Richard | Dowing | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Ryhope, Durham, England | |
Robert | Gibson | Son In Law | Married | 24 | 1857 | Durham, England | |
Esther | Gibson | Daughter | Married | 20 | 1861 | Murton, Durham, England | |
James | Gibson | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Ryhope, Durham, England |
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