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Household of Benjamin Downe (born 1843, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tenterden, Kent, 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.
Benjamin Downe and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Downe, born in 1843 in Kenardington, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Downe, born in 1845 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1871 in Wittersham, Kent, England), Jennie (born 1874 in Brede, Sussex, England), Kittie (born 1876 in Brede, Sussex, England), James E F (born 1879 in Appledore, Kent, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Appledore, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Esther Hook, born in 1863 in Tenterden, Kent, England.
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Benjamin Downe's household
Benjamin
Downe
Head
Martha
Downe
Wife
Benjamin
Downe
Son
Jennie
Downe
Daughter
Kittie
Downe
Daughter
James E F
Downe
Son
Joseph
Downe
Son
Esther
Hook
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Downe |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Kenardington, Kent, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Downe | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Kenardington, Kent, England | |
Martha | Downe | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Benjamin | Downe | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Wittersham, Kent, England | |
Jennie | Downe | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Brede, Sussex, England | |
Kittie | Downe | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Brede, Sussex, England | |
James E F | Downe | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Appledore, Kent, England | |
Joseph | Downe | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Appledore, Kent, England | |
Esther | Hook | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Tenterden, Kent, England |
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