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Household of William Dowsett (born 1831, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowsett, born in 1831 in Little Waltham, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Dowsett, born in 1847 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Anne (born 1871 in Ilford, Essex, England), Elinor (born 1875 in Chadwell, Essex, England), Jessie (born 1879 in Stratford, Essex, England) and George (born 1881 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Peter Suter, born in 1853 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
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William Dowsett's household
William
Dowsett
Head
Jane
Dowsett
Wife
William
Dowsett
Son
Anne
Dowsett
Daughter
Elinor
Dowsett
Daughter
Jessie
Dowsett
Daughter
George
Dowsett
Son
Peter
Suter
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Dowsett |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Little Waltham, Essex, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Dowsett | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Little Waltham, Essex, England | |
Jane | Dowsett | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Chelsea, Middlesex, England | |
William | Dowsett | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Chelsea, Middlesex, England | |
Anne | Dowsett | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Ilford, Essex, England | |
Elinor | Dowsett | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Chadwell, Essex, England | |
Jessie | Dowsett | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Stratford, Essex, England | |
George | Dowsett | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Stratford, Essex, England | |
Peter | Suter | Boarder | - | 28 | 1853 | Sudbury, Suffolk, England |
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