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Household of John Dowthwaite (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, Lancashire, 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 Dowthwaite and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowthwaite, born in 1842 in Heysham, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dowthwaite, born in 1841 in Heysham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Heysham, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Heysham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1877 in Heysham, Lancashire, England).


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John Dowthwaite's household

Male

John

Dowthwaite

Head
Female

Sarah

Dowthwaite

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dowthwaite

Son
Male

Fred

Dowthwaite

Son
Male

James

Dowthwaite

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dowthwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Heysham, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowthwaite

Head

Married

39

1842

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dowthwaite

Wife

Married

40

1841

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dowthwaite

Son

Single

10

1871

Heysham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Dowthwaite

Son

Single

7

1874

Heysham, Lancashire, England

James

Dowthwaite

Son

Single

4

1877

Heysham, Lancashire, England

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