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Household of John Downing (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downing, born in 1835 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Downing, born in 1835 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Sophia (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Downing's household

Male

John

Downing

Head
Female

Martha

Downing

Wife
Male

George

Downing

Son
Female

Emily

Downing

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Downing

Daughter
Male

Fred

Downing

Son
Male

Willie

Downing

Son
Male

Tom

Downing

Son
Male

Walter

Downing

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downing

Head

Married

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

Martha

Downing

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George

Downing

Son

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Emily

Downing

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Downing

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Fred

Downing

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Willie

Downing

Son

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Tom

Downing

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Walter

Downing

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

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