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Household of Thomas Downward (born 1851, Flintshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Downward and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downward, born in 1851 in Hanmer, Flintshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Downward, born in 1854 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary Elizabeth (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, John (born 1817 in Cheshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Samuel (born 1856 in Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Downward's household

Male

Thomas

Downward

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Downward

Wife
Male

William

Downward

Son
Male

George

Downward

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Downward

Daughter
Male

John

Ross

Father In Law
Male

Samuel

Blease

Boarder
Male

George

Collier

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downward

Head

Married

30

1851

Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Downward

Wife

Married

27

1854

Cheshire, England

William

Downward

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Downward

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Downward

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Ross

Father In Law

Widower

64

1817

Cheshire, England

Samuel

Blease

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Cheshire, England

George

Collier

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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