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Household of John Dowden (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Dowden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowden, born in 1848 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dowden, born in 1840 in Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Fanny (born 1870 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1874 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), William (born 1877 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Henry (born 1879 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Dowden, born in 1830 in Somerset, England.


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John Dowden's household

Male

John

Dowden

Head
Female

Mary

Dowden

Wife
Female

Fanny

Dowden

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dowden

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dowden

Daughter
Male

William

Dowden

Son
Male

Henry

Dowden

Son
Male

James

Dowden

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowden

Head

Married

33

1848

Somerset, England

Mary

Dowden

Wife

Married

41

1840

Somerset, England

Fanny

Dowden

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sarah

Dowden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Dowden

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

William

Dowden

Son

Single

4

1877

Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Dowden

Son

Single

2

1879

Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Dowden

Lodger

-

51

1830

Somerset, England

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