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Household of Thomas Dowding (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 Dowding and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowding, born in 1848 in Henstridge, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Matilda Dowding, born in 1848 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1870 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England), William (born 1871 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England), Florence (born 1876 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England) and George (born 1879 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England).


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Thomas Dowding's household

Male

Thomas

Dowding

Head
Female

Matilda

Dowding

Wife
Female

Martha

Dowding

Daughter
Male

William

Dowding

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Florence

Dowding

Daughter
Male

George

Dowding

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Henstridge, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dowding

Head

Married

33

1848

Henstridge, Somerset, England

Matilda

Dowding

Wife

Married

33

1848

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

Martha

Dowding

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

William

Dowding

Son

Single

10

1871

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Dowding

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

Florence

Dowding

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

George

Dowding

Son

Single

2

1879

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

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