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Household of Thomas Dowden (born 1810, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Thomas Dowden and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowden, born in 1810 in Bridgwater, Somerset, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Dowden, born in 1812 in Taunton, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Durham, born in 1831 in Somerset, England.


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Thomas Dowden's household

Male

Thomas

Dowden

Head
Female

Maria

Dowden

Wife
Female

Mary

Durham

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dowden

Head

Married

71

1810

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Maria

Dowden

Wife

Married

69

1812

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mary

Durham

Servant

Single

50

1831

Somerset, England

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