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Household of Alex Downs (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Alex Downs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Downs, born in 1844 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Downs, born in 1843 in Hollywood, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth S (born 1864 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina N (born 1869 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella J (born 1872 in England), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Williamina (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex Downs's household

Male

Alex

Downs

Head
Female

Mary

Downs

Wife
Female

Elizabeth S

Downs

Daughter
Male

William

Downs

Son
Female

Christina N

Downs

Daughter
Female

Isabella J

Downs

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Downs

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Downs

Son
Female

Williamina

Downs

Daughter
Female

Helen

Downs

Daughter
First name(s) Alex
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Downs

Head

Married

37

1844

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Downs

Wife

Married

38

1843

Hollywood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Downs

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Downs

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina N

Downs

Daughter

-

12

1869

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella J

Downs

Daughter

-

9

1872

England

Margaret

Downs

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Downs

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamina

Downs

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Downs

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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