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Household of James Dowsett (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Dowsett and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dowsett, born in 1842 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, single. He had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Caroline (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), George (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1878 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, William Dowsett, born in 1837 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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James Dowsett's household

Male

James

Dowsett

Head
Male

William

Dowsett

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Dowsett

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Dowsett

Daughter
Male

William

Dowsett

Son
Male

George

Dowsett

Son
Male

Edward

Dowsett

Son
Male

John

Dowsett

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dowsett

Head

Single

39

1842

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Dowsett

Lodger Head

Married

44

1837

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emma

Dowsett

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Dowsett

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Dowsett

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edward

Dowsett

Son

Single

3

1878

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Dowsett

Son

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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