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Household of John Dowsing (born 1833, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, 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 Dowsing and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowsing, born in 1833 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dowsing, born in 1831 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grand, Mary E (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in -) and John's Boarder, William (born 1851 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).


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John Dowsing's household

Male

John

Dowsing

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dowsing

Wife
Female

Mary E

Cookson

Grand
Male

Thomas

Newton

Boarder
Male

William

O Brian

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dowsing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowsing

Head

Married

48

1833

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Dowsing

Wife

Married

50

1831

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Cookson

Grand

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Newton

Boarder

Single

40

1841

-

William

O Brian

Boarder

Single

30

1851

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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