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Household of Robert Dowson (born 1835, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.
Robert Dowson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dowson, born in 1835 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dowson, born in 1834 in Bolton, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1865 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Elizabeth C (born 1867 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and James T (born 1870 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Father In Law, Thomas Brown, born in 1804 in Rothbury, Northumberland, England.
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Robert Dowson's household
Robert
Dowson
Head
Elizabeth
Dowson
Wife
Mary Ann
Dowson
Daughter
Elizabeth C
Dowson
Daughter
James T
Dowson
Son
Thomas
Brown
Father In Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Dowson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Chester Le Street, Durham, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Dowson | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Dowson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Bolton, Northumberland, England | |
Mary Ann | Dowson | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth C | Dowson | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England | |
James T | Dowson | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Brown | Father In Law | Widower | 77 | 1804 | Rothbury, Northumberland, England |
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