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Household of John Downing (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downing, born in 1823 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Downing, born in 1821 in Eastham, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1835 in Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1859 in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales), John's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Crosby, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1850 in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales).


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John Downing's household

Male

John

Downing

Head
Female

Emma

Downing

Wife
Male

James

Parsons

Servant
Male

Thomas

Simpson

Servant
Male

John

George

Servant
Male

Robert

Lovelady

Servant
Female

Mary

George

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downing

Head

Married

58

1823

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Downing

Wife

Married

60

1821

Eastham, Cheshire, England

James

Parsons

Servant

Single

46

1835

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Simpson

Servant

Single

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

George

Servant

Single

22

1859

Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Robert

Lovelady

Servant

Single

22

1859

Crosby, Lancashire, England

Mary

George

Servant

Single

31

1850

Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant

Single

31

1850

Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

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