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Household of William Dowdeswell (born 1848, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wheatenhurst, Gloucestershire, 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 Dowdeswell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowdeswell, born in 1848 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Dowdeswell, born in 1858 in Aston Ingham, Herefordshire, England. They had 2 children; Lorenza Ann (born 1879 in Harescombe, Gloucestershire, England) and William Arthur (born 1879 in Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary Ann Naish, born in 1828 in Aston Ingham, Herefordshire, England.


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William Dowdeswell's household

Male

William

Dowdeswell

Head
Female

Ann

Dowdeswell

Wife
Female

Lorenza Ann

Dowdeswell

Daughter
Male

William Arthur

Dowdeswell

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Naish

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Dowdeswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowdeswell

Head

Married

33

1848

Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England

Ann

Dowdeswell

Wife

Married

23

1858

Aston Ingham, Herefordshire, England

Lorenza Ann

Dowdeswell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Harescombe, Gloucestershire, England

William Arthur

Dowdeswell

Son

Single

2

1879

Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Ann

Naish

Mother In Law

Widow

53

1828

Aston Ingham, Herefordshire, England

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