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Household of William Downer (born 1817, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,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.

William Downer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downer, born in 1817 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Downer, born in 1847 in Henley, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Gertrude E (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Ernest E (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepdaughter, Johanna E (born 1864 in Henley, Suffolk, England) and William's Stepdaughter, Mary A (born 1866 in Barham, Suffolk, England).


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William Downer's household

Male

William

Downer

Head
Female

Mary A

Downer

Wife
Female

Johanna E

Farrow

Stepdaughter
Female

Mary A

Farrow

Stepdaughter
Female

Gertrude E

Downer

Daughter
Male

Ernest E

Downer

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Downer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downer

Head

Married

64

1817

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Downer

Wife

Married

34

1847

Henley, Suffolk, England

Johanna E

Farrow

Stepdaughter

Single

17

1864

Henley, Suffolk, England

Mary A

Farrow

Stepdaughter

Single

15

1866

Barham, Suffolk, England

Gertrude E

Downer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ernest E

Downer

Son

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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