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Household of Charles Downham (born 1815, 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.

Charles Downham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Downham, born in 1815 in Wimbish, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Downham, born in 1820 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1855 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. They had 2 grandchildren; William J D (born 1878 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England) and Charles (born 1872 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Son In Law, John (born 1854 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England) and Charles's Mother In Law, Martha (born 1794 in Linton, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Charles Downham's household

Male

Charles

Downham

Head
Female

Rebecca

Downham

Wife
Male

John

Green

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Green

Daughter
Male

William J D

Green

Grand Son
Male

Charles

Prior

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Banks

Mother In Law
First name(s) Charles
Last name Downham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Wimbish, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Downham

Head

Married

66

1815

Wimbish, Essex, England

Rebecca

Downham

Wife

Married

61

1820

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

John

Green

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Mary

Green

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

William J D

Green

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Charles

Prior

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Martha

Banks

Mother In Law

Widow

87

1794

Linton, Cambridgeshire, England

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