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Household of John C Dowsett (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

John C Dowsett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C Dowsett, born in 1840 in Hastings, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Mary E Dowsett, born in 1846 in Gravesend, Kent, England. They had 6 children; John C (born 1870 in New Cross, Kent, England), Mary E (born 1871 in New Cross, Kent, England), Eleanor A (born 1874 in New Cross, Kent, England), Emma E (born 1876 in New Cross, Kent, England), Frederick G (born 1879 in New Cross, Kent, England) and Edward J (born 1881 in New Cross, Kent, England).


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John C Dowsett's household

Male

John C

Dowsett

Head
Female

Mary E

Dowsett

Wife
Male

John C

Dowsett

Son
Female

Mary E

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Eleanor A

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Emma E

Dowsett

Daughter
Male

Frederick G

Dowsett

Son
Male

Edward J

Dowsett

Son
First name(s) John C
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hastings, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

Dowsett

Head

Married

41

1840

Hastings, Sussex, England

Mary E

Dowsett

Wife

Married

35

1846

Gravesend, Kent, England

John C

Dowsett

Son

Single

11

1870

New Cross, Kent, England

Mary E

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

10

1871

New Cross, Kent, England

Eleanor A

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

New Cross, Kent, England

Emma E

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

New Cross, Kent, England

Frederick G

Dowsett

Son

Single

2

1879

New Cross, Kent, England

Edward J

Dowsett

Son

Single

0

1881

New Cross, Kent, England

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