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Household of Thomas Dowding (born 1843, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowding, born in 1843 in Linton, Herefordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Katherine Dowding, born in 1846 in Bideford, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Albert T (born 1871 in Kingskerswell, Devon, England), Ernest W E (born 1873 in Kingskerswell, Devon, England), Lillian R (born 1874 in Kingskerswell, Devon, England), Harold W (born 1877 in Torrington, Devon, England) and Edith M (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ann Poole, born in 1859 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales.


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Thomas Dowding's household

Male

Thomas

Dowding

Head
Female

Katherine

Dowding

Wife
Male

Albert T

Dowding

Son
Male

Ernest W E

Dowding

Son
Female

Lillian R

Dowding

Daughter
Male

Harold W

Dowding

Son
Female

Edith M

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Ann

Poole

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Linton, Herefordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dowding

Head

Married

38

1843

Linton, Herefordshire, England

Katherine

Dowding

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bideford, Devon, England

Albert T

Dowding

Son

Single

10

1871

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

Ernest W E

Dowding

Son

Single

8

1873

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

Lillian R

Dowding

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

Harold W

Dowding

Son

Single

4

1877

Torrington, Devon, England

Edith M

Dowding

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Poole

Servant

Single

22

1859

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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