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Household of William Downing (born 1828, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downing, born in 1828 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane A Downing, born in 1831 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Francis (born 1867 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1875 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Thomas Griffiths, born in 1857 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.
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William Downing's household
William
Downing
Head
Jane A
Downing
Wife
Francis
Downing
Son
Elizabeth
Downing
Daughter
Joseph
Downing
Son
Emma
Downing
Daughter
Thomas
Downing
Son
Thomas
Griffiths
Lodger Head
Margaret
Griffiths
Wife
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Downing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Rugeley, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Downing | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Rugeley, Staffordshire, England | |
Jane A | Downing | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | |
Francis | Downing | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Downing | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Joseph | Downing | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Emma | Downing | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Thomas | Downing | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Thomas | Griffiths | Lodger Head | Married | 24 | 1857 | Bilston, Staffordshire, England | |
Margaret | Griffiths | Wife | Married | 20 | 1861 | Bilston, Staffordshire, England |
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