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Household of Elijah Downing (born 1827, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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.
Elijah Downing and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Downing, born in 1827 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Lydia Downing, born in 1832 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1854 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1863 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Charlotte (born 1865 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Agnes Anna (born 1874 in Congleton, Cheshire, England) and Arthur Robert (born 1877 in Congleton, Cheshire, England).
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Elijah Downing's household
Elijah
Downing
Head
Lydia
Downing
Wife
Jane
Downing
Daughter
Hannah
Downing
Daughter
Charlotte
Downing
Daughter
Mary
Downing
Daughter
Agnes Anna
Downing
Daughter
Arthur Robert
Downing
Son
| First name(s) | Elijah |
| Last name | Downing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Silverdale, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elijah | Downing | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Silverdale, Staffordshire, England | |
Lydia | Downing | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Jane | Downing | Daughter | Single | 27 | 1854 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Hannah | Downing | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Charlotte | Downing | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary | Downing | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Agnes Anna | Downing | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Congleton, Cheshire, England | |
Arthur Robert | Downing | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Congleton, Cheshire, England |
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