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Household of Thomas Dowsey (born 1844, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 Dowsey and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowsey, born in 1844 in Workington, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Dowsey, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Dipton, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Willington, Durham, England), Rebecca (born 1872 in Cumberland, England), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Throckley, Northumberland, England), George William (born 1876 in Gilesgate Moor, Durham, England), John (born 1878 in Gilesgate Moor, Durham, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Rebecca Dowsey, born in 1819 in Durham, England.
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Thomas Dowsey's household
Thomas
Dowsey
Head
Emma
Dowsey
Wife
Elizabeth
Dowsey
Daughter
Thomas
Dowsey
Son
Rebecca
Dowsey
Daughter
Mary Jane
Dowsey
Daughter
George William
Dowsey
Son
John
Dowsey
Son
Ann
Dowsey
Daughter
Rebecca
Dowsey
Mother
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Dowsey |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Workington, Northumberland, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Dowsey | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Workington, Northumberland, England | |
Emma | Dowsey | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Dowsey | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Dipton, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Dowsey | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Willington, Durham, England | |
Rebecca | Dowsey | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Cumberland, England | |
Mary Jane | Dowsey | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Throckley, Northumberland, England | |
George William | Dowsey | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Gilesgate Moor, Durham, England | |
John | Dowsey | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Gilesgate Moor, Durham, England | |
Ann | Dowsey | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Durham, England | |
Rebecca | Dowsey | Mother | Widow | 62 | 1819 | Durham, England |
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