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Household of William Dover (born 1837, Durham)

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.

William Dover and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dover, born in 1837 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, single. He had 3 children; William (born 1879 in Willington, Durham, England), Jane (born 1880 in Willington, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Willington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Jane (born 1806 in Calthwaite, Cumberland, England), William's Brother Head, Matthew (born 1842 in Black Hill, Durham, England), William's Sister In Law Wife, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Jane A (born 1859 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England).


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William Dover's household

Male

William

Dover

Head
Female

Jane

Dover

Mother
Male

Matthew

Dover

Brother Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dover

Sister In Law Wife
Male

William

Dover

Son
Female

Jane

Dover

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dover

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Milward

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dover
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dover

Head

Single

44

1837

Durham, England

Jane

Dover

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Calthwaite, Cumberland, England

Matthew

Dover

Brother Head

Married

39

1842

Black Hill, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dover

Sister In Law Wife

Married

29

1852

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

William

Dover

Son

Single

2

1879

Willington, Durham, England

Jane

Dover

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Willington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dover

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Willington, Durham, England

Jane A

Milward

Servant

Single

22

1859

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

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