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Household of John Dowbiggin (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 Dowbiggin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowbiggin, born in 1849 in Caton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dowbiggin, born in 1851 in Tideswell, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), John B (born 1875 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Mary M (born 1877 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Anne F (born 1879 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Eliza Baugh, born in 1864 in Dawley, Shropshire, England.


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John Dowbiggin's household

Male

John

Dowbiggin

Head
Female

Mary A

Dowbiggin

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dowbiggin

Daughter
Male

John B

Dowbiggin

Son
Female

Mary M

Dowbiggin

Daughter
Female

Anne F

Dowbiggin

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Baugh

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dowbiggin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Caton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowbiggin

Head

Married

32

1849

Caton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Dowbiggin

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tideswell, Derbyshire, England

Margaret

Dowbiggin

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stockport, Cheshire, England

John B

Dowbiggin

Son

Single

6

1875

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary M

Dowbiggin

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Anne F

Dowbiggin

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Baugh

Servant

Single

17

1864

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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