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Household of Thomas Downing (born 1849, Yorkshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downing, born in 1849 in Beverley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Downing, born in 1849 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Susannah (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Robert Archer, born in 1859 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Thomas Downing's household

Male

Thomas

Downing

Head
Female

Mary

Downing

Wife
Female

Susannah

Downing

Daughter
Female

Martha

Downing

Daughter
Male

John

Downing

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Downing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Archer

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downing

Head

Married

32

1849

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Downing

Wife

Married

32

1849

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Susannah

Downing

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Downing

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

Downing

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Downing

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Archer

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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