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Household of John Dovaston (born 1823, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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 Dovaston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dovaston, born in 1823 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Dovaston, born in 1840 in Derbyshire, England. They had 7 children; Amy E (born 1864 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Arthur G (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Florence May (born 1870 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Emma L (born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Henrietta (born 1876 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Alfred John (born 1878 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Lilian M (born 1881 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Thomas P Smith, born in 1832 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England.


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John Dovaston's household

Male

John

Dovaston

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Dovaston

Wife
Female

Amy E

Dovaston

Daughter
Male

Arthur G

Dovaston

Son
Female

Florence May

Dovaston

Daughter
Female

Emma L

Dovaston

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Dovaston

Daughter
Male

Alfred John

Dovaston

Son
Female

Lilian M

Dovaston

Daughter
Male

Thomas P

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Dovaston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dovaston

Head

Married

58

1823

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Sarah Ann

Dovaston

Wife

Married

41

1840

Derbyshire, England

Amy E

Dovaston

Daughter

Single

17

1864

City of London, Middlesex, England

Arthur G

Dovaston

Son

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Florence May

Dovaston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emma L

Dovaston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

Henrietta

Dovaston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alfred John

Dovaston

Son

Single

3

1878

City of London, Middlesex, England

Lilian M

Dovaston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas P

Smith

Visitor

-

49

1832

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

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