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Household of Walter Downing (born 1836, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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.

Walter Downing and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Downing, born in 1836 in Brettenham, Suffolk, consisted of 11 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Arnietta M Downing, born in 1841 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 8 children; Lilley B (born 1862 in Chatham, Kent, England), Harry A (born 1865 in Chatham, Kent, England), Rose E (born 1866 in Chatham, Kent, England), Minnie F (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England), Walter O (born 1871 in Chatham, Kent, England), Edith N (born 1873 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Daisy A (born 1876 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Verbens M (born 1881 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Visitor, Jane Kersey, born in 1837 in Nedging, Suffolk, England.


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Walter Downing's household

Male

Walter

Downing

Head
Female

Arnietta M

Downing

Wife
Female

Lilley B

Downing

Daughter
Male

Harry A

Downing

Son
Female

Rose E

Downing

Daughter
Female

Minnie F

Downing

Daughter
Male

Walter O

Downing

Son
Female

Edith N

Downing

Daughter
Female

Daisy A

Downing

Daughter
Female

Verbens M

Downing

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kersey

Visitor
First name(s) Walter
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Brettenham, Suffolk, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Downing

Head

Married

45

1836

Brettenham, Suffolk, England

Arnietta M

Downing

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Lilley B

Downing

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chatham, Kent, England

Harry A

Downing

Son

Single

16

1865

Chatham, Kent, England

Rose E

Downing

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chatham, Kent, England

Minnie F

Downing

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chatham, Kent, England

Walter O

Downing

Son

Single

10

1871

Chatham, Kent, England

Edith N

Downing

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Daisy A

Downing

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Peckham, Surrey, England

Verbens M

Downing

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Peckham, Surrey, England

Jane

Kersey

Visitor

Single

44

1837

Nedging, Suffolk, England

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