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Household of William Dowsing (born 1828, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, 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 Dowsing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowsing, born in 1828 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Dowsing, born in 1835 in Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Edwin (born 1869 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Frederick (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Dowsing's household

Male

William

Dowsing

Head
Female

Ann

Dowsing

Wife
Male

Henry

Dowsing

Son
Female

Annie

Dowsing

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Dowsing

Son
Male

Arthur

Dowsing

Son
Male

Frederick

Dowsing

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dowsing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dowsing

Head

Married

53

1828

Bath, Somerset, England

Ann

Dowsing

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England

Henry

Dowsing

Son

Single

21

1860

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Annie

Dowsing

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edwin

Dowsing

Son

Single

12

1869

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Arthur

Dowsing

Son

Single

7

1874

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Frederick

Dowsing

Son

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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