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Household of Janet Dowson (born 1817, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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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.

Janet Dowson and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Dowson, born in 1817 in Dunblane, Perthshire, consisted of 2 members. Janet was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Niece, Mary Dowson, born in 1849 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Janet Dowson's household

Female

Janet

Dowson

Head
Female

Mary

Dowson

Niece
First name(s) Janet
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Janet

Dowson

Head

Unmarried

64

1817

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Dowson

Niece

Unmarried

32

1849

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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