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Household of Mathew Downing (born 1820, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.
Mathew Downing and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Downing, born in 1820 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Ellen Downing, born in 1829 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1865 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England) and Emelia (born 1877 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England).
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Mathew Downing's household
Mathew
Downing
Head
Ellen
Downing
Wife
Mary
Downing
Daughter
Peter
Downing
Son
Elizabeth
Downing
Daughter
Ellen
Downing
Daughter
John
Downing
Son
Emelia
Downing
Daughter
| First name(s) | Mathew |
| Last name | Downing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Dodworth, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mathew | Downing | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Dodworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Downing | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Downing | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Peter | Downing | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Downing | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Downing | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John | Downing | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Patricroft, Lancashire, England | |
Emelia | Downing | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Patricroft, Lancashire, England |
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