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Household of John Dowson (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowson, born in 1845 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dowson, born in 1849 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1871 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, George W (born 1871 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and John's Step Son, Joseph W (born 1874 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).


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John Dowson's household

Male

John

Dowson

Head
Female

Hannah

Dowson

Wife
Male

Charles

Dowson

Son
Female

Jane

Dowson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dowson

Daughter
Male

George W

Hopton (Dowson)

Step Son
Male

Joseph W

Hopton (Dowson)

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowson

Head

Married

36

1845

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dowson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Dowson

Son

Single

10

1871

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dowson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dowson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

George W

Hopton (Dowson)

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Joseph W

Hopton (Dowson)

Step Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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