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Household of Walter Downing (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Downing, born in 1853 in Bolton Upton Dearne, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Downing, born in 1853 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Benjamin (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Walter Downing's household

Male

Walter

Downing

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Downing

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Downing

Son
Female

Edith

Downing

Daughter
Male

Walter

Downing

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bolton Upton Dearne, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Walter

Downing

Head

Married

28

1853

Bolton Upton Dearne, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Downing

Wife

Married

28

1853

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Benjamin

Downing

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Downing

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Downing

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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