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Household of John Dowson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowson, born in 1842 in Blaydon, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Dowson, born in 1843 in Ryton, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Blaydon, Durham, England), Annie (born 1866 in Blaydon, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Blaydon, Durham, England), John (born 1870 in Blaydon, Durham, England), Dora (born 1874 in Blaydon, Durham, England), Alice (born 1877 in Blaydon, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Blaydon, Durham, England).


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John Dowson's household

Male

John

Dowson

Head
Female

Alice

Dowson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dowson

Son
Female

Annie

Dowson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dowson

Daughter
Male

John

Dowson

Son
Female

Dora

Dowson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Dowson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dowson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Blaydon, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowson

Head

Married

39

1842

Blaydon, Durham, England

Alice

Dowson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ryton, Durham, England

Thomas

Dowson

Son

Single

17

1864

Blaydon, Durham, England

Annie

Dowson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blaydon, Durham, England

Eliza

Dowson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blaydon, Durham, England

John

Dowson

Son

Single

11

1870

Blaydon, Durham, England

Dora

Dowson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blaydon, Durham, England

Alice

Dowson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blaydon, Durham, England

Joseph

Dowson

Son

Single

2

1879

Blaydon, Durham, England

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