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Household of Peter Downer (born 1855, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire, 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.

Peter Downer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Downer, born in 1855 in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ruth Downer, born in 1853 in Alderbury, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Edward J (born 1879 in Hampshire, England) and Catherine L (born 1881 in Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Fred M (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Peter's Boarder, James G (born 1865 in Talbot Village, Dorset, England), Peter's Boarder, Georgina (born 1841 in Blandford, Dorset, England), Peter's Boarder, Robert (born 1869 in Hampshire, England), Peter's Boarder, Charles (born 1857 in St Giles, Dorset, England) and Peter's Boarder, Ralph (born 1865 in -).


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Peter Downer's household

Male

Peter

Downer

Head
Female

Ruth

Downer

Wife
Male

Edward J

Downer

Son
Female

Catherine L

Downer

Daughter
Male

Fred M

Sworn

Boarder
Male

James G

Cuthbertson

Boarder
Female

Georgina

Davis

Boarder
Male

Robert

Davis

Boarder
Male

Charles

White

Boarder
Male

Ralph

Glass

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Downer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Downer

Head

Married

26

1855

Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England

Ruth

Downer

Wife

Married

28

1853

Alderbury, Wiltshire, England

Edward J

Downer

Son

Single

2

1879

Hampshire, England

Catherine L

Downer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hampshire, England

Fred M

Sworn

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James G

Cuthbertson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Talbot Village, Dorset, England

Georgina

Davis

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Blandford, Dorset, England

Robert

Davis

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Hampshire, England

Charles

White

Boarder

Single

24

1857

St Giles, Dorset, England

Ralph

Glass

Boarder

Single

16

1865

-

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