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Household of John Dowson (born 1820, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hampstead, 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 Dowson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowson, born in 1820 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Cowley Dowson, born in 1830 in Oxted, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England), Harold (born 1862 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England), Seymour (born 1867 in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England), Fanny (born 1868 in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England), Edith (born 1871 in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England) and Amy (born 1873 in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Emma (born 1851 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Servant, Amelia (born 1861 in Bagpath, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Dowson's household

Male

John

Dowson

Head
Female

Henrietta Cowley

Dowson

Wife
Male

John

Dowson

Son
Male

Harold

Dowson

Son
Male

Seymour

Dowson

Son
Female

Fanny

Dowson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Dowson

Daughter
Female

Amy

Dowson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Richards

Servant
Female

Amelia

Williams

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Hillingdon, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowson

Head

Married

61

1820

Hillingdon, Middlesex, England

Henrietta Cowley

Dowson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Oxted, Surrey, England

John

Dowson

Son

Single

21

1860

Wokingham, Berkshire, England

Harold

Dowson

Son

Single

19

1862

Wokingham, Berkshire, England

Seymour

Dowson

Son

Single

14

1867

Sandhurst, Berkshire, England

Fanny

Dowson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sandhurst, Berkshire, England

Edith

Dowson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sandhurst, Berkshire, England

Amy

Dowson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sandhurst, Berkshire, England

Emma

Richards

Servant

Single

30

1851

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Amelia

Williams

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bagpath, Gloucestershire, England

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