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Household of Joshua Downing (born 1825, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.
Joshua Downing and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Downing, born in 1825 in Horwood, Devon, consisted of 14 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Penelope Nice Downing, born in 1828 in Alverdiscott, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Joshua (born 1858 in Horwood, Devon, England), George (born 1860 in Horwood, Devon, England), Penelope Nice (born 1861 in Horwood, Devon, England), Richard (born 1863 in Horwood, Devon, England) and Lizzie Phillippa (born 1860 in Horwood, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Son In Law, Matthew (born 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland), Joshua's Servant, Alice (born 1851 in Georgeham, Devon, England), Joshua's Servant, Lucy (born 1864 in East Down, Devon, England), Joshua's Servant, Henry (born 1855 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Joshua's Servant, William (born 1859 in Braunton, Devon, England), Joshua's Servant, Richard (born 1864 in Braunton, Devon, England) and Joshua's Servant, Thomas (born 1870 in Georgeham, Devon, England).
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Joshua Downing's household
Joshua
Downing
Head
Penelope Nice
Downing
Wife
Joshua
Downing
Son
George
Downing
Son
Penelope Nice
Downing
Daughter
Richard
Downing
Son
Lizzie Phillippa
Gloag
Daughter
Matthew
Gloag
Son In Law
Alice
Tucker
Servant
Lucy
Bowden
Servant
Henry
Newcombe
Servant
William
Shapland
Servant
Richard
Prideaux
Servant
Thomas
Beer
Servant
| First name(s) | Joshua |
| Last name | Downing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Horwood, Devon, England |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joshua | Downing | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Horwood, Devon, England | |
Penelope Nice | Downing | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Alverdiscott, Devon, England | |
Joshua | Downing | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Horwood, Devon, England | |
George | Downing | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Horwood, Devon, England | |
Penelope Nice | Downing | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Horwood, Devon, England | |
Richard | Downing | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Horwood, Devon, England | |
Lizzie Phillippa | Gloag | Daughter | Married | 21 | 1860 | Horwood, Devon, England | |
Matthew | Gloag | Son In Law | Married | 30 | 1851 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Tucker | Servant | Single | 30 | 1851 | Georgeham, Devon, England | |
Lucy | Bowden | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | East Down, Devon, England | |
Henry | Newcombe | Servant | Single | 26 | 1855 | Tawstock, Devon, England | |
William | Shapland | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Braunton, Devon, England | |
Richard | Prideaux | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Braunton, Devon, England | |
Thomas | Beer | Servant | Single | 11 | 1870 | Georgeham, Devon, England |
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