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Household of William Dowson (born 1838, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Dowson and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dowson, born in 1838 in Skerne, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1849 in Danby Wiske, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Tom (born 1861 in Cranswick, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Cranswick, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, James (born 1853 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, George (born 1813 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Skerne, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, William (born 1853 in Sledmere, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger Head, Thomas (born 1831 in -), William's Lodger, Mrs (born 1836 in -) and William's Lodger, Triston (born 1836 in -).
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William Dowson's household
William
Dowson
Head
Mary
Mudd
Servant
Tom
Dowson
Servant
Thomas
Given
Servant
James
Goath
Servant
George
Thomas
Servant
Ellen
Owbrege
Servant
Elizabeth
Brown
Servant
William
Grayson
Servant
Thomas
Bowman
Lodger Head
Mrs
Bowman
Lodger
Triston
Hogg
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Dowson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Skerne, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Dowson | Head | Single | 43 | 1838 | Skerne, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Mudd | Servant | Single | 32 | 1849 | Danby Wiske, Yorkshire, England | |
Tom | Dowson | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Cranswick, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas | Given | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | Cranswick, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Goath | Servant | Single | 28 | 1853 | Lincoln, Middlesex, England | |
George | Thomas | Servant | Single | 68 | 1813 | Lincoln, Middlesex, England | |
Ellen | Owbrege | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Skerne, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Brown | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Driffield, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Grayson | Servant | Single | 28 | 1853 | Sledmere, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas | Bowman | Lodger Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | - | |
Mrs | Bowman | Lodger | Married | 45 | 1836 | - | |
Triston | Hogg | Lodger | Single | 45 | 1836 | - |
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