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Household of Edwin Downing (born 1855, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Edwin Downing and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Downing, born in 1855 in Liskeard, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Lydia Downing, born in 1855 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth C, born 1881 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Nephew, Henry Briffett, born in 1880 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.


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Edwin Downing's household

Male

Edwin

Downing

Head
Female

Lydia

Downing

Wife
Female

Elizabeth C

Downing

Daughter
Male

Henry

Briffett

Nephew
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Downing

Head

Married

26

1855

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Lydia

Downing

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Elizabeth C

Downing

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Henry

Briffett

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

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