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Household of John Plowman (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 Plowman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Plowman, born in 1839 in Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Plowman, born in 1839 in Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1860 in Dorset, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Dorset, England), Bessie (born 1861 in Dorset, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Harry Dominey, born in 1861 in Dorset, England.


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John Plowman's household

Male

John

Plowman

Head
Female

Eliza

Plowman

Wife
Female

Eliza

Plowman

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Plowman

Son
Male

Harry

Dominey

Son In Law
Female

Bessie

Dominey

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Dominey

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Plowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Plowman

Head

Married

42

1839

Dorset, England

Eliza

Plowman

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dorset, England

Eliza

Plowman

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Dorset, England

Thomas

Plowman

Son

Single

9

1872

Dorset, England

Harry

Dominey

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Dorset, England

Bessie

Dominey

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Dorset, England

Herbert

Dominey

Son

Single

0

1881

Dorset, England

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