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Household of John Downing (born 1843, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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 Downing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downing, born in 1843 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Downing, born in 1852 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1873 in Dover, Kent, England), Fred (born 1874 in Dover, Kent, England), Edith (born 1877 in London, South Africa) and Percy (born 1881 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, James Harris, born in 1854 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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John Downing's household

Male

John

Downing

Head
Female

Emma

Downing

Wife
Male

Charles

Downing

Son
Male

Fred

Downing

Son
Female

Edith

Downing

Daughter
Male

Percy

Downing

Son
Male

James

Harris

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downing

Head

Married

38

1843

Lewes, Sussex, England

Emma

Downing

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Downing

Son

Single

8

1873

Dover, Kent, England

Fred

Downing

Son

Single

7

1874

Dover, Kent, England

Edith

Downing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, South Africa

Percy

Downing

Son

Single

0

1881

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

James

Harris

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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