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Household of Edwin Downs (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Edwin Downs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Downs, born in 1850 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Helen Downs, born in 1852 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edith (born 1877 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), William E (born 1878 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Servant, Walter (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Edwin's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales) and Edwin's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Edwin Downs's household

Male

Edwin

Downs

Head
Female

Helen

Downs

Wife
Female

Edith

Downs

Daughter
Male

William E

Downs

Son
Male

Herbert

Downs

Son
Male

Walter

Beattie

Servant
Female

Mary

Frow

Servant
Female

Mary

Reid

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Downs

Head

Married

31

1850

Yorkshire, England

Helen

Downs

Wife

Married

29

1852

Salford, Lancashire, England

Edith

Downs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

William E

Downs

Son

Single

3

1878

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Downs

Son

Single

1

1880

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Beattie

Servant

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Frow

Servant

Single

28

1853

Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Mary

Reid

Servant

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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