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Household of Edward Downes (born 1818, Derbyshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.
Edward Downes and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Downes, born in 1818 in Fairfield, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Downes, born in 1822 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1858 in Timperley, Cheshire, England), John E (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Sister In Law, Mary A (born 1820 in Cheshire, England), Edward's Boarder, John (born 1813 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Nurse Child, Mary (born 1880 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England).
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Edward Downes's household
Edward
Downes
Head
Elizabeth
Downes
Wife
Emma
Downes
Daughter
John E
Downes
Son
Richard
Downes
Son
Mary A
Leah
Sister In Law
John
Davies
Boarder
Mary
Henworthy
Nurse Child
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Downes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Fairfield, Derbyshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Downes | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Fairfield, Derbyshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Downes | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Cheshire, England | |
Emma | Downes | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Timperley, Cheshire, England | |
John E | Downes | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Downes | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Mary A | Leah | Sister In Law | Single | 61 | 1820 | Cheshire, England | |
John | Davies | Boarder | Married | 68 | 1813 | Kearsley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Henworthy | Nurse Child | Single | 1 | 1880 | Ardwick, Lancashire, England |
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