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Household of Thomas Dowsing (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Dowsing and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dowsing, born in 1836 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dowsing, born in 1845 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Mary C (born 1875 in Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Middlesex, England) and Ada (born 1879 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Charlotte Dowsing, born in 1811 in Bath, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Dowsing's household

Male

Thomas

Dowsing

Head
Female

Sarah

Dowsing

Wife
Female

Mary C

Dowsing

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dowsing

Daughter
Female

Ada

Dowsing

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Dowsing

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dowsing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dowsing

Head

Married

45

1836

Bath, Somerset, England

Sarah

Dowsing

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chard, Somerset, England

Mary C

Dowsing

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Dowsing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Ada

Dowsing

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Dowsing

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Bath, Somerset, England

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