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Household of Josiah Downing (born 1811, Surrey)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Downing, born in 1811 in London, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. Josiah was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Dora L (born 1856 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Mary G (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John H (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Servant, Emma Gillard, born in 1865 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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Josiah Downing's household

Male

Josiah

Downing

Head
Female

Dora L

Downing

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Downing

Daughter
Male

John H

Downing

Son
Female

Emma

Gillard

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place London, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Downing

Head

Widower

70

1811

London, Surrey, England

Dora L

Downing

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Mary G

Downing

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John H

Downing

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Gillard

Servant

Single

16

1865

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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