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Household of Alfred Downham (born 1853, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saffron Walden, 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.

Alfred Downham and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Downham, born in 1853 in Saffron Walden, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Hannah Downham, born in 1849 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Martha A (born 1876 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), George (born 1877 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Lodger, Peter Housden, born in 1859 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England.


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Alfred Downham's household

Male

Alfred

Downham

Head
Female

Hannah

Downham

Wife
Female

Martha A

Downham

Daughter
Male

George

Downham

Son
Male

Charles

Downham

Son
Male

Peter

Housden

Lodger
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Downham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Downham

Head

Married

28

1853

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Hannah

Downham

Wife

Married

32

1849

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Martha A

Downham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

George

Downham

Son

Single

4

1877

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Charles

Downham

Son

Single

0

1881

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Peter

Housden

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

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