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Household of Marcus R Dowding (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chipping Sodbury, 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.

Marcus R Dowding and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Marcus R Dowding, born in 1844 in Aust, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Marcus R was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dowding, born in 1840 in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth R (born 1869 in Gloucestershire, England), Esther A (born 1870 in Gloucestershire, England), Helen (born 1871 in Gloucestershire, England), John B (born 1872 in Gloucestershire, England) and Annie L (born 1873 in Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Marcus R's Servant, Helen Sufforlk, born in 1834 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Marcus R Dowding's household

Male

Marcus R

Dowding

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dowding

Wife
Female

Elizabeth R

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Esther A

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Helen

Dowding

Daughter
Male

John B

Dowding

Son
Female

Annie L

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Helen

Sufforlk

Servant
First name(s) Marcus R
Last name Dowding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Aust, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Marcus R

Dowding

Head

Married

37

1844

Aust, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Dowding

Wife

Married

41

1840

Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth R

Dowding

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gloucestershire, England

Esther A

Dowding

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gloucestershire, England

Helen

Dowding

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gloucestershire, England

John B

Dowding

Son

Single

9

1872

Gloucestershire, England

Annie L

Dowding

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gloucestershire, England

Helen

Sufforlk

Servant

Single

47

1834

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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