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Household of William Downing (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in City of London, 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 Downing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downing, born in 1834 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Downing, born in 1833 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Flora (born 1851 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Philip (born 1821 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1842 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1849 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Henry R (born 1862 in Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, Patrick H (born 1857 in Ireland).


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William Downing's household

Male

William

Downing

Head
Female

Sarah

Downing

Wife
Female

Flora

Lancaster

Sister
Male

Philip

Bennett

Boarder
Male

William

Whitcher

Boarder
Male

John

Goodes

Boarder
Male

Henry R

Macgowan

Boarder
Male

Patrick H

O'Mahony

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downing

Head

Married

47

1834

Somerset, England

Sarah

Downing

Wife

Married

48

1833

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

Flora

Lancaster

Sister

Single

30

1851

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

Philip

Bennett

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Whitcher

Boarder

Single

39

1842

City of London, Middlesex, England

John

Goodes

Boarder

Single

32

1849

City of London, Middlesex, England

Henry R

Macgowan

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Middlesex, England

Patrick H

O'Mahony

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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