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Household of Thomas Dowding (born 1848, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowding, born in 1848 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Dowding, born in 1847 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Francis P, born 1879 in Sherrington, Wiltshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Annie Dowding, born in 1859 in Wincanton, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Dowding's household

Male

Thomas

Dowding

Head
Female

Eliza J

Dowding

Wife
Male

Francis P

Dowding

Son
Female

Annie

Dowding

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Dowding

Head

Married

33

1848

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Eliza J

Dowding

Wife

Married

34

1847

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

Francis P

Dowding

Son

Single

2

1879

Sherrington, Wiltshire, England

Annie

Dowding

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Wincanton, Somerset, England

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