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Household of John Dowson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowson, born in 1838 in Swanland, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny K Dowson, born in 1847 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1869 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1872 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1874 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Pearson, born in 1861 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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John Dowson's household

Male

John

Dowson

Head
Female

Fanny K

Dowson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Dowson

Son
Male

Charles

Dowson

Son
Male

Fred

Dowson

Son
Male

James

Pearson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Swanland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowson

Head

Married

43

1838

Swanland, Yorkshire, England

Fanny K

Dowson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Samuel

Dowson

Son

Single

12

1869

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Dowson

Son

Single

9

1872

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Dowson

Son

Single

7

1874

Hull, Yorkshire, England

James

Pearson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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