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Household of William Dowding (born 1844, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowding, born in 1844 in Lea, Herefordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Dowding, born in 1851 in Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Martha (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Mary A (born 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William's Boarder, David C (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William Dowding's household

Male

William

Dowding

Head
Female

Ann

Dowding

Wife
Male

Arthur

Dowding

Son
Male

William

Dowding

Son
Female

Martha

Dowding

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Beebee

Boarder
Male

David C

Beebee

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dowding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lea, Herefordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowding

Head

Married

37

1844

Lea, Herefordshire, England

Ann

Dowding

Wife

Married

30

1851

Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England

Arthur

Dowding

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Dowding

Son

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Martha

Dowding

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Beebee

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

David C

Beebee

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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