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Household of John Downer (born 1846, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Downer and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downer, born in 1846 in Midhurst, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Downer, born in 1857 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Nellie J (born 1879 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Alexander E (born 1845 in Oxfordshire, England), John's Visitor, John (born 1841 in Farnham, Kent, England), John's Lodger, James (born 1862 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Alfred (born 1868 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1849 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Charles G (born 1857 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, Thomas E (born 1859 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).


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John Downer's household

Male

John

Downer

Head
Female

Margaret A

Downer

Wife
Female

Nellie J

Downer

Daughter
Male

Infant

Downer

Son
Male

Alexander E

Carpenter

Visitor
Male

John

Collins

Visitor
Male

James

Forsgate

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Forsgate

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Brown

Lodger
Male

Charles G

Martin

Lodger
Male

Thomas E

Martin

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Downer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Midhurst, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downer

Head

Married

35

1846

Midhurst, Sussex, England

Margaret A

Downer

Wife

Married

24

1857

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Nellie J

Downer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Infant

Downer

Son

Single

0

1881

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Alexander E

Carpenter

Visitor

Single

36

1845

Oxfordshire, England

John

Collins

Visitor

Single

40

1841

Farnham, Kent, England

James

Forsgate

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Forsgate

Lodger

Single

13

1868

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Brown

Lodger

Single

32

1849

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Charles G

Martin

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Thomas E

Martin

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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