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Household of William Dowding (born 1836, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westbury on Severn, 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 Dowding and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowding, born in 1836 in Weston, Herefordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Georgina Dowding, born in 1835 in Newnham, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Jane Ann (born 1865 in Newnham, Gloucestershire, England), William Jas (born 1867 in Newnham, Gloucestershire, England), Mary Sophia (born 1870 in Newnham, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas H (born 1873 in Newnham, Gloucestershire, England) and Robert Edwd (born 1877 in Newnham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Fanny Morse, born in 1879 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Dowding's household

Male

William

Dowding

Head
Female

Georgina

Dowding

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Dowding

Daughter
Male

William Jas

Dowding

Son
Female

Mary Sophia

Dowding

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Dowding

Son
Male

Robert Edwd

Dowding

Son
Female

Fanny

Morse

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Dowding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Weston, Herefordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowding

Head

Married

45

1836

Weston, Herefordshire, England

Georgina

Dowding

Wife

Married

46

1835

Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

Jane Ann

Dowding

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

William Jas

Dowding

Son

Single

14

1867

Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Sophia

Dowding

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas H

Dowding

Son

Single

8

1873

Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

Robert Edwd

Dowding

Son

Single

4

1877

Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

Fanny

Morse

Niece

Single

2

1879

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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