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Household of John Dowse (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Dowse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowse, born in 1836 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Dowse, born in 1845 in Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1871 in Middlesex, England), William (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), Esther (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Jessy (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Robert (born 1876 in Middlesex, England) and John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1819 in Middlesex, England).


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John Dowse's household

Male

John

Dowse

Head
Female

Louisa

Dowse

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dowse

Son
Male

John

Dowse

Son
Male

William

Dowse

Son
Female

Esther

Dowse

Daughter
Female

Jessy

Dowse

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ingham

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Blackett

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Dowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowse

Head

Married

45

1836

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Dowse

Wife

Married

36

1845

Middlesex, England

Thomas

Dowse

Son

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John

Dowse

Son

Single

10

1871

Middlesex, England

William

Dowse

Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Esther

Dowse

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Jessy

Dowse

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Robert

Ingham

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Blackett

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Middlesex, England

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