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Household of Benjamin Downs (born 1835, Shropshire)

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.

Benjamin Downs and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Downs, born in 1835 in Dawley, Shropshire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Downs, born in 1835 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Father In Law, James Wedge, born in 1811 in Dawley, Shropshire, England.


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Benjamin Downs's household

Male

Benjamin

Downs

Head
Female

Ellen

Downs

Wife
Male

James

Wedge

Father In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dawley, Shropshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Downs

Head

Married

46

1835

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Ellen

Downs

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

James

Wedge

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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