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Household of William Dowden (born 1823, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Dowden and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowden, born in 1823 in Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Dowden, born in 1823 in Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1858 in Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Dgr, Salome (born 1849 in Hampshire, England), William's Dgr, Fanny (born 1862 in Gosport, Hampshire, England), William's Niece, Alice (born 1868 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William's Niece, Mary Ann (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1873 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William's Niece, Ada (born 1876 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and William's Niece, Matilda (born 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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William Dowden's household

Male

William

Dowden

Head
Female

Martha

Dowden

Wife
Female

Salome

Dowden

Dgr
Male

John

Dowden

Son
Female

Fanny

Dowden

Dgr
Female

Alice

Newman

Niece
Female

Mary Ann

Newman

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Newman

Niece
Female

Ada

Newman

Niece
Female

Matilda

Newman

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Dowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowden

Head

Married

58

1823

Hampshire, England

Martha

Dowden

Wife

Married

58

1823

Hampshire, England

Salome

Dowden

Dgr

Widow

32

1849

Hampshire, England

John

Dowden

Son

Single

23

1858

Hampshire, England

Fanny

Dowden

Dgr

Single

19

1862

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Alice

Newman

Niece

Single

13

1868

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary Ann

Newman

Niece

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Newman

Niece

Single

8

1873

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ada

Newman

Niece

Single

5

1876

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Matilda

Newman

Niece

Single

3

1878

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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