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Household of William Dowsett (born 1829, Berkshire)

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 Dowsett and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowsett, born in 1829 in Windsor, Berkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emmeline Dowsett, born in 1827 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; Emma (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Georgianna (born 1864 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Ramsey, born in 1842 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.


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William Dowsett's household

Male

William

Dowsett

Head
Female

Emmeline

Dowsett

Wife
Female

Emma

Dowsett

Daughter
Female

Georgianna

Dowsett

Daughter
Male

William

Ramsey

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Dowsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Windsor, Berkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowsett

Head

Married

52

1829

Windsor, Berkshire, England

Emmeline

Dowsett

Wife

Married

54

1827

Cambridgeshire, England

Emma

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Georgianna

Dowsett

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Ramsey

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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