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Household of Thomas Dowsett (born 1839, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Dowsett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowsett, born in 1839 in Sible Hedingham, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Dowsett, born in 1842 in Essex, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Herbert (born 1870 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Kate (born 1874 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth West, born in 1831 in Bromley, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Dowsett's household

Male

Thomas

Dowsett

Head
Female

Emma

Dowsett

Wife
Male

John

Dowsett

Son
Male

Herbert

Dowsett

Son
Female

Kate

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Alice

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

West

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sible Hedingham, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dowsett

Head

Married

42

1839

Sible Hedingham, Essex, England

Emma

Dowsett

Wife

Married

39

1842

Essex, England

John

Dowsett

Son

Single

13

1868

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Dowsett

Son

Single

11

1870

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Kate

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Alice

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

West

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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