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Household of William Dowsett (born 1848, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 Dowsett and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowsett, born in 1848 in Rayleigh, Essex, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ella Wakeford Dowsett, born in 1848 in Littlehampton, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; William Henry (born 1869 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Shore, born in 1810 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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William Dowsett's household

Male

William

Dowsett

Head
Female

Ella Wakeford

Dowsett

Wife
Male

William Henry

Dowsett

Son
Male

Frederick

Dowsett

Son
Male

John

Shore

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Rayleigh, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowsett

Head

Married

33

1848

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Ella Wakeford

Dowsett

Wife

Married

33

1848

Littlehampton, Sussex, England

William Henry

Dowsett

Son

Single

12

1869

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Dowsett

Son

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Shore

Lodger

Widower

71

1810

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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