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Household of Richard Dowson (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Richard Dowson and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dowson, born in 1829 in Pathhead, Durham, consisted of 3 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Dowson, born in 1828 in Crawcrook, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Nurse Child, Mary A Henderson, born in 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Richard Dowson's household

Male

Richard

Dowson

Head
Female

Ann

Dowson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Henderson

Nurse Child
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Pathhead, Durham, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dowson

Head

Married

52

1829

Pathhead, Durham, England

Ann

Dowson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Crawcrook, Durham, England

Mary A

Henderson

Nurse Child

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

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