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Household of John Dowsett (born 1824, 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 Dowsett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowsett, born in 1824 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Samuel Fredk, born 1864 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughr, Charlotte Elizth (born 1860 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John's Daughr, Eliza Ann (born 1862 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John's Daughr, Edith (born 1866 in Peckham, Surrey, England), John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1861 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and John's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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John Dowsett's household

Male

John

Dowsett

Head
Female

Charlotte Elizth

Dowsett

Daughr
Female

Eliza Ann

Dowsett

Daughr
Male

Samuel Fredk

Dowsett

Son
Female

Edith

Dowsett

Daughr
Female

Eliza

Glasspool

Visitor
Female

Alice

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowsett

Head

Widower

57

1824

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Charlotte Elizth

Dowsett

Daughr

Single

21

1860

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza Ann

Dowsett

Daughr

Single

19

1862

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Samuel Fredk

Dowsett

Son

Single

17

1864

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Edith

Dowsett

Daughr

Single

15

1866

Peckham, Surrey, England

Eliza

Glasspool

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Peckham, Surrey, England

Alice

Smith

Servant

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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