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Household of Edward Downey (born 1846, Derbyshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.
Edward Downey and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Downey, born in 1846 in Longford, Derbyshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Margaret Downey, born in 1851 in Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Bernard (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1880 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger Head, James Gorman, born in 1851 in Longford, Derbyshire, England.
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Edward Downey's household
Edward
Downey
Head
Margaret
Downey
Wife
Mary A
Downey
Daughter
Bernard
Downey
Son
Mary
Downey
Daughter
Thomas
Downey
Son
James
Gorman
Lodger Head
Catherine
Gorman
Wife
Peter
Gorman
Son
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Downey |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Longford, Derbyshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Downey | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Longford, Derbyshire, England | |
Margaret | Downey | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland | |
Mary A | Downey | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Bernard | Downey | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Downey | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Downey | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
James | Gorman | Lodger Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Longford, Derbyshire, England | |
Catherine | Gorman | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Peter | Gorman | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Patricroft, Lancashire, England |
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