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Household of Thomas Downey (born 1835, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Thomas Downey and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downey, born in 1835 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Downey, born in 1836 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Edith, born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, William Henry Bennion, born in 1852 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Downey's household

Male

Thomas

Downey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Downey

Wife
Female

Edith

Downey

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Bennion

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downey

Head

Married

46

1835

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Downey

Wife

Married

45

1836

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edith

Downey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chester, Cheshire, England

William Henry

Bennion

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

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