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Household of William Downing (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downing, born in 1833 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sar A Downing, born in 1835 in Bradley, Staffordshire, England. They had 9 children; Charles E (born 1858 in Moxley, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1860 in Moxley, Staffordshire, England), Sar B (born 1862 in Moxley, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1866 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Samuel J (born 1868 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Alice M (born 1870 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Maud (born 1872 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Harry (born 1874 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Fred (born 1877 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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William Downing's household

Male

William

Downing

Head
Female

Sar A

Downing

Wife
Male

Charles E

Downing

Son
Male

Arthur

Downing

Son
Female

Sar B

Downing

Daughter
Male

William

Downing

Son
Male

Samuel J

Downing

Son
Female

Alice M

Downing

Daughter
Female

Maud

Downing

Daughter
Male

Harry

Downing

Son
Male

Fred

Downing

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downing

Head

Married

48

1833

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Sar A

Downing

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bradley, Staffordshire, England

Charles E

Downing

Son

Single

23

1858

Moxley, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Downing

Son

Single

21

1860

Moxley, Staffordshire, England

Sar B

Downing

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Moxley, Staffordshire, England

William

Downing

Son

Single

15

1866

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Samuel J

Downing

Son

Single

13

1868

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Alice M

Downing

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Maud

Downing

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Downing

Son

Single

7

1874

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Fred

Downing

Son

Single

4

1877

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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