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Household of Thomas J Dowsett (born 1838, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Malling, Kent, 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 J Dowsett and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas J Dowsett, born in 1838 in Chelmsford, Essex, consisted of 4 members. Thomas J was the head of the household, married to Sophy Dowsett, born in 1840 in Halstead, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Ruth (born 1865 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) and Ernest W (born 1868 in Snodland, Kent, England).


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Thomas J Dowsett's household

Male

Thomas J

Dowsett

Head
Female

Sophy

Dowsett

Wife
Female

Ruth

Dowsett

Daughter
Male

Ernest W

Dowsett

Son
First name(s) Thomas J
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Chelmsford, Essex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas J

Dowsett

Head

Married

43

1838

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Sophy

Dowsett

Wife

Married

41

1840

Halstead, Essex, England

Ruth

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Ernest W

Dowsett

Son

Single

13

1868

Snodland, Kent, England

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