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Household of Edward Downs (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Downs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Downs, born in 1830 in Tickhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ruth Downs, born in 1845 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Lydia (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1868 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Emily (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Sister In Law, Maria (born 1849 in London, Middlesex, England), Edward's Servant, Arthur (born 1859 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and Edward's Servant, Harry (born 1867 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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Edward Downs's household

Male

Edward

Downs

Head
Female

Ruth

Downs

Wife
Female

Lydia

Downs

Daughter
Female

Alice

Downs

Daughter
Female

Emily

Downs

Daughter
Female

Maria

Harrison

Sister In Law
Male

Arthur

Riley

Servant
Male

Harry

Pettit

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Tickhill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Downs

Head

Married

51

1830

Tickhill, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Downs

Wife

Married

36

1845

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Downs

Daughter

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Downs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emily

Downs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Maria

Harrison

Sister In Law

Single

32

1849

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Riley

Servant

Single

22

1859

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Harry

Pettit

Servant

Single

14

1867

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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