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Household of Richard Thomas Dowse (born 1840, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grantham, Lincolnshire, 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 Thomas Dowse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thomas Dowse, born in 1840 in Tydd St Mary, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Dowse, born in 1842 in Sutton St James, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas William (born 1863 in Sutton St James, Lincolnshire, England), Richard E (born 1865 in Sutton St James, Lincolnshire, England) and Annie Eliza (born 1868 in Sutton St James, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard Thomas's Visitor, Lizzie Mary (born 1867 in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England), Richard Thomas's Servant, Letticia (born 1864 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England), Richard Thomas's Servant, Annie (born 1860 in Pickworth, Lincolnshire, England) and Richard Thomas's Servant, George (born 1863 in Brandon, Lincolnshire, England).


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Richard Thomas Dowse's household

Male

Richard Thomas

Dowse

Head
Female

Eliza

Dowse

Wife
Male

Thomas William

Dowse

Son
Male

Richard E

Dowse

Son
Female

Annie Eliza

Dowse

Daughter
Female

Lizzie Mary

Robinson

Visitor
Female

Letticia

Brittain

Servant
Female

Annie

Shields

Servant
Male

George

Sanders

Servant
First name(s) Richard Thomas
Last name Dowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tydd St Mary, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard Thomas

Dowse

Head

Married

41

1840

Tydd St Mary, Cambridgeshire, England

Eliza

Dowse

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sutton St James, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas William

Dowse

Son

Single

18

1863

Sutton St James, Lincolnshire, England

Richard E

Dowse

Son

Single

16

1865

Sutton St James, Lincolnshire, England

Annie Eliza

Dowse

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sutton St James, Lincolnshire, England

Lizzie Mary

Robinson

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England

Letticia

Brittain

Servant

Single

17

1864

Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Annie

Shields

Servant

Single

21

1860

Pickworth, Lincolnshire, England

George

Sanders

Servant

Single

18

1863

Brandon, Lincolnshire, England

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