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Household of John Dowse (born 1836, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowse, born in 1836 in Portsea, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dowse, born in 1840 in Gosport, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; Charlotte (born 1869 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), William (born 1870 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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John Dowse's household

Male

John

Dowse

Head
Female

Sarah

Dowse

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Dowse

Daughter
Male

William

Dowse

Son
Male

Alfred

Dowse

Son
Female

Alice

Dowse

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dowse

Daughter
Male

Walter

Dowse

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowse

Head

Married

45

1836

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Dowse

Wife

Married

41

1840

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Charlotte

Dowse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William

Dowse

Son

Single

11

1870

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Alfred

Dowse

Son

Single

9

1872

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Alice

Dowse

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Dowse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Walter

Dowse

Son

Single

0

1881

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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