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Household of John Castleton Dowsing (born 1835, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

John Castleton Dowsing and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Castleton Dowsing, born in 1835 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. John Castleton was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dowsing, born in 1836 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1862 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. They had 1 grandchild; Arthur, born 1878 in King's Cross, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John Castleton's Boarder, Thomas Markham, born in 1794 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.


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John Castleton Dowsing's household

Male

John Castleton

Dowsing

Head
Female

Sarah

Dowsing

Wife
Male

John

Dowsing

Son
Male

Thomas

Markham

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Skipper

Grand Son
First name(s) John Castleton
Last name Dowsing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Castleton

Dowsing

Head

Married

46

1835

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Dowsing

Wife

Married

45

1836

Norwich, Norfolk, England

John

Dowsing

Son

Single

19

1862

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Thomas

Markham

Boarder

Widower

87

1794

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Arthur

Skipper

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

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