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Household of Wallace Samuel Downing (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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.

Wallace Samuel Downing and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wallace Samuel Downing, born in 1850 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Wallace Samuel was the head of the household, married to Selina Downing, born in 1849 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Thomas H (born 1872 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Wallace Samuel (born 1874 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Henry Charles (born 1876 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Percival (born 1878 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Catherine S (born 1881 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Wallace Samuel's Lodger, Joseph H (born 1843 in Middlesex, England) and Wallace Samuel's Lodger, Emma (born 1853 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).


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Wallace Samuel Downing's household

Male

Wallace Samuel

Downing

Head
Female

Selina

Downing

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Downing

Son
Male

Wallace Samuel

Downing

Son
Male

Henry Charles

Downing

Son
Male

Percival

Downing

Son
Female

Catherine S

Downing

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Symons

Lodger
Female

Emma

Symons

Lodger
First name(s) Wallace Samuel
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Wallace Samuel

Downing

Head

Married

31

1850

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Selina

Downing

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Thomas H

Downing

Son

Single

9

1872

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Wallace Samuel

Downing

Son

Single

7

1874

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Henry Charles

Downing

Son

Single

5

1876

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Percival

Downing

Son

Single

3

1878

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Catherine S

Downing

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Joseph H

Symons

Lodger

Married

38

1843

Middlesex, England

Emma

Symons

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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