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Household of Thomas Downham (born 1831, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 Downham and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downham, born in 1831 in Tranmere, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary E Downham, born in 1845 in Little Sutton, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Richard P (born 1870 in Oxton, Cheshire, England), Victor (born 1872 in Oxton, Cheshire, England), Emma E (born 1873 in Oxton, Cheshire, England), Thomas S (born 1875 in Oxton, Cheshire, England), William R (born 1876 in Oxton, Cheshire, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father Head, William Downham, born in 1804 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
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Thomas Downham's household
Thomas
Downham
Head
Mary E
Downham
Wife
Richard P
Downham
Son
Victor
Downham
Son
Emma E
Downham
Daughter
Thomas S
Downham
Son
William R
Downham
Son
Charles
Downham
Son
William
Downham
Father Head
Hannah
Downham
Wife
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Downham |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Tranmere, Cheshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Downham | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Tranmere, Cheshire, England | |
Mary E | Downham | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Little Sutton, Cheshire, England | |
Richard P | Downham | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Oxton, Cheshire, England | |
Victor | Downham | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Oxton, Cheshire, England | |
Emma E | Downham | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Oxton, Cheshire, England | |
Thomas S | Downham | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Oxton, Cheshire, England | |
William R | Downham | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Oxton, Cheshire, England | |
Charles | Downham | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Tranmere, Cheshire, England | |
William | Downham | Father Head | Married | 77 | 1804 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Downham | Wife | Married | 77 | 1804 | Tranmere, Cheshire, England |
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