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Household of John Dowson (born 1815, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowson, born in 1815 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dowson, born in 1821 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Florence, born 1858 in Greenwich, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Louisa (born 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Devon, England), John's Lodger, Joseph H (born 1859 in Australia), John's Lodger, Thomas H (born 1859 in Cornwall, England) and John's Lodger, David (born 1856 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales).
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John Dowson's household
John
Dowson
Head
Sarah
Dowson
Wife
Florence
Dowson
Daughter
Louisa
Young
Servant
Elizabeth
Chanter
Lodger
Joseph H
May
Lodger
Thomas H
Williams
Lodger
David
Phillips
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Dowson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | City of London, Middlesex, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Dowson | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | City of London, Middlesex, England | |
Sarah | Dowson | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Florence | Dowson | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Louisa | Young | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | |
Elizabeth | Chanter | Lodger | Single | 30 | 1851 | Devon, England | |
Joseph H | May | Lodger | Single | 22 | 1859 | Australia | |
Thomas H | Williams | Lodger | Single | 22 | 1859 | Cornwall, England | |
David | Phillips | Lodger | Single | 25 | 1856 | Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
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