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Household of William R Dowsing (born 1849, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 R Dowsing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Dowsing, born in 1849 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Julia E Dowsing, born in 1853 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Edith G (born 1877 in Chelmsford, Essex, England), Percy B (born 1879 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Esther M (born 1880 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) and Lydia E (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Brother, John E (born 1858 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) and William R's Visitor, Susannah (born 1816 in Bentley, Suffolk, England).


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William R Dowsing's household

Male

William R

Dowsing

Head
Female

Julia E

Dowsing

Wife
Female

Edith G

Dowsing

Daughter
Male

Percy B

Dowsing

Son
Female

Esther M

Dowsing

Daughter
Female

Lydia E

Dowsing

Daughter
Male

John E

Dowsing

Brother
Female

Susannah

Bunn

Visitor
First name(s) William R
Last name Dowsing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Dowsing

Head

Married

32

1849

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Julia E

Dowsing

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Edith G

Dowsing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Percy B

Dowsing

Son

Single

2

1879

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Esther M

Dowsing

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Lydia E

Dowsing

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

John E

Dowsing

Brother

Single

23

1858

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Susannah

Bunn

Visitor

Widow

65

1816

Bentley, Suffolk, England

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