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Household of Henry Downing (born 1829, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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.
Henry Downing and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Downing, born in 1829 in Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary J Downing, born in 1829 in Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1861 in Cornwall, England), Benjamin (born 1866 in Cornwall, England), Hugh B (born 1871 in Cornwall, England), Mary (born 1855 in Cornwall, England), John D (born 1878 in Cornwall, England) and James (born 1880 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Son In Law, James Hosken, born in 1847 in Cornwall, England.
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Henry Downing's household
Henry
Downing
Head
Mary J
Downing
Wife
Henry
Downing
Son
Benjamin
Downing
Son
Hugh B
Downing
Son
James
Hosken
Son In Law
Mary
Hosken
Daughter
John D
Hosken
Son
James
Hosken
Son
| First name(s) | Henry |
| Last name | Downing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Cornwall, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | Downing | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Cornwall, England | |
Mary J | Downing | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Cornwall, England | |
Henry | Downing | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Cornwall, England | |
Benjamin | Downing | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Cornwall, England | |
Hugh B | Downing | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Cornwall, England | |
James | Hosken | Son In Law | Married | 34 | 1847 | Cornwall, England | |
Mary | Hosken | Daughter | Married | 26 | 1855 | Cornwall, England | |
John D | Hosken | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Cornwall, England | |
James | Hosken | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Cornwall, England |
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