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Household of Thomas Downing (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Thomas Downing and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downing, born in 1837 in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Downing, born in 1839 in Marple, Cheshire, England. They had 9 children; George (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eliza A (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Downing's household

Male

Thomas

Downing

Head
Female

Eliza

Downing

Wife
Male

George

Downing

Son
Male

William

Downing

Son
Male

James

Downing

Son
Male

Thomas

Downing

Son
Male

Joseph

Downing

Son
Female

Eliza A

Downing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Downing

Son
Male

Walter

Downing

Son
Female

Emily

Downing

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downing

Head

Married

44

1837

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Downing

Wife

Married

42

1839

Marple, Cheshire, England

George

Downing

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Downing

Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Downing

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Downing

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Downing

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza A

Downing

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Downing

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Downing

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Downing

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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