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Household of Walter Dowden (born 1849, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.
Walter Dowden and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Dowden, born in 1849 in Cossington, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jane Dowden, born in 1844 in Lympsham, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1872 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Ada (born 1877 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Visitor, James (born 1851 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Walter's Visitor, Mary (born 1854 in Banwell, Somerset, England).
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Walter Dowden's household
Walter
Dowden
Head
Jane
Dowden
Wife
Walter
Dowden
Son
Louisa
Dowden
Daughter
Ada
Dowden
Daughter
Annie
Dowden
Daughter
James
Reed
Visitor
Mary
Reed
Visitor
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Dowden |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Cossington, Somerset, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Dowden | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Cossington, Somerset, England | |
Jane | Dowden | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Lympsham, Somerset, England | |
Walter | Dowden | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England | |
Louisa | Dowden | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England | |
Ada | Dowden | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England | |
Annie | Dowden | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England | |
James | Reed | Visitor | Married | 30 | 1851 | City of London, Middlesex, England | |
Mary | Reed | Visitor | Married | 27 | 1854 | Banwell, Somerset, England |
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