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Household of Samuel H Dowsett (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Samuel H Dowsett and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel H Dowsett, born in 1845 in St George in the East, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Samuel H was the head of the household, married to Mary S Dowsett, born in 1852 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Ethel M (born 1879 in Woodford, Essex, England) and Edgar H L (born 1880 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel H's Servant, Louisa (born 1859 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Samuel H's Servant, Sarah A (born 1867 in Southminster, Essex, England).


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Samuel H Dowsett's household

Male

Samuel H

Dowsett

Head
Female

Mary S

Dowsett

Wife
Female

Ethel M

Dowsett

Daughter
Male

Edgar H L

Dowsett

Son
Female

Louisa

Viner

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Fisher

Servant
First name(s) Samuel H
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel H

Dowsett

Head

Married

36

1845

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Mary S

Dowsett

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Ethel M

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woodford, Essex, England

Edgar H L

Dowsett

Son

Single

1

1880

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Louisa

Viner

Servant

Single

22

1859

West Ham, Essex, England

Sarah A

Fisher

Servant

Single

14

1867

Southminster, Essex, England

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