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Household of Joseph Dowdeswell (born 1837, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 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.

Joseph Dowdeswell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dowdeswell, born in 1837 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Dowdeswell, born in 1841 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Beatrice (born 1864 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England), Calvin (born 1873 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England), Frank (born 1878 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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Joseph Dowdeswell's household

Male

Joseph

Dowdeswell

Head
Female

Emma

Dowdeswell

Wife
Female

Beatrice

Dowdeswell

Daughter
Male

Calvin

Dowdeswell

Son
Male

Frank

Dowdeswell

Son
Female

Ethel

Dowdeswell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jones

Boarder
Male

William

Nagley

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dowdeswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dowdeswell

Head

Married

44

1837

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Dowdeswell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Beatrice

Dowdeswell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Calvin

Dowdeswell

Son

Single

8

1873

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Frank

Dowdeswell

Son

Single

3

1878

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Ethel

Dowdeswell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Jones

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

William

Nagley

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

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