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Household of Joseph Dowson (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Joseph Dowson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dowson, born in 1846 in Brancepeth, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dowson, born in 1850 in Coundon, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), Jane (born 1875 in Shincliffe, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Brancepeth, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1879 in Brancepeth, Durham, England).


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Joseph Dowson's household

Male

Joseph

Dowson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dowson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dowson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dowson

Daughter
Male

John

Dowson

Son
Female

Sarah

Dowson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Brancepeth, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dowson

Head

Married

35

1846

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dowson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Coundon, Durham, England

Margaret

Dowson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Jane

Dowson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shincliffe, Durham, England

John

Dowson

Son

Single

4

1877

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Sarah

Dowson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brancepeth, Durham, England

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