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Household of Josiah Douning (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Josiah Douning and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Douning, born in 1844 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Mary Douning, born in 1850 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1868 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England), Herbert Joseph (born 1870 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1872 in Warmfield, Yorkshire, England), Annie Elizabeth (born 1877 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1879 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1874 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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Josiah Douning's household

Male

Josiah

Douning

Head
Female

Mary

Douning

Wife
Female

Sarah

Douning

Daughter
Male

Herbert Joseph

Douning

Son
Male

Ernest

Downing

Son
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Douning

Daughter
Female

Florence

Douning

Daughter
Female

Emily

Douning

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Douning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fishlake, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Douning

Head

Married

37

1844

Fishlake, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Douning

Wife

Married

31

1850

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Douning

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert Joseph

Douning

Son

Single

11

1870

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Downing

Son

Single

9

1872

Warmfield, Yorkshire, England

Annie Elizabeth

Douning

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Douning

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Douning

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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