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Household of William Dowding (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Dowding and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowding, born in 1839 in Isleworth, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dowding, born in 1841 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1867 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Rebecca (born 1872 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1875 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Caroline (born 1881 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).


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William Dowding's household

Male

William

Dowding

Head
Female

Sarah

Dowding

Wife
Female

Mary

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Dowding

Daughter
Male

Henry

Dowding

Son
Male

Frederick

Dowding

Son
Female

Caroline

Dowding

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Dowding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowding

Head

Married

42

1839

Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Dowding

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

Mary

Dowding

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Dowding

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Dowding

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Henry

Dowding

Son

Single

6

1875

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Dowding

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Dowding

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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