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Household of John Hobson Downing (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Hobson Downing and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hobson Downing, born in 1838 in Penistone, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John Hobson was the head of the household, single. He had 2 children; Mary Alice (born 1869 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1871 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Hobson's Lodger, Henry Williams, born in 1854 in Woolwich, Middlesex, England.


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John Hobson Downing's household

Male

John Hobson

Downing

Head
Female

Ann

Downing

Wife
Female

Mary Alice

Downing

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Downing

Son
Male

Henry

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) John Hobson
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Hobson

Downing

Head

Single

43

1838

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Downing

Wife

Married

52

1829

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Downing

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Downing

Son

Single

10

1871

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Williams

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Woolwich, Middlesex, England

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