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Household of Thomas Dowdeswell (born 1830, Gloucestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 Dowdeswell and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowdeswell, born in 1830 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dowdeswell, born in 1843 in Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Thomas Henry (born 1859 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales), Margaret Ellen (born 1866 in Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jessie (born 1870 in Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Willie (born 1872 in Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ralph (born 1875 in Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Robert Orton (born 1878 in Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Dinah Scott, born in 1801 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales.
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Thomas Dowdeswell's household
Thomas
Dowdeswell
Head
Mary Ann
Dowdeswell
Wife
Thomas Henry
Dowdeswell
Son
Margaret Ellen
Dowdeswell
Daughter
Jessie
Dowdeswell
Daughter
Willie
Dowdeswell
Son
Ralph
Dowdeswell
Son
Robert Orton
Dowdeswell
Son
Dinah
Scott
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Dowdeswell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Dowdeswell | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | |
Mary Ann | Dowdeswell | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Thomas Henry | Dowdeswell | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
Margaret Ellen | Dowdeswell | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Jessie | Dowdeswell | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Willie | Dowdeswell | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Ralph | Dowdeswell | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Robert Orton | Dowdeswell | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Dinah | Scott | Mother In Law | Widow | 80 | 1801 | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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