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Household of William Downing (born 1839, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

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 1839 in Stanton, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Downing, born in 1849 in Haughley, Suffolk, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Haughley, Suffolk, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1875 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1879 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England).


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William Downing's household

Male

William

Downing

Head
Female

Ellen

Downing

Wife
Male

William

Downing

Son
Female

Ellen

Downing

Daughter
Male

Robert

Downing

Son
Female

Sarah

Downing

Daughter
Male

Edward

Downing

Son
Male

Harry

Downing

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stanton, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downing

Head

Married

42

1839

Stanton, Suffolk, England

Ellen

Downing

Wife

Married

32

1849

Haughley, Suffolk, England

William

Downing

Son

Single

12

1869

Haughley, Suffolk, England

Ellen

Downing

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Downing

Son

Single

6

1875

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Downing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Downing

Son

Single

2

1879

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Downing

Son

Single

0

1881

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

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