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Household of Ellen Downs (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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.

Ellen Downs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Downs, born in 1833 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Janet (born 1858 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1860 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Katie (born 1862 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Tom (born 1872 in Milngavie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John Archibald (born 1874 in Milngavie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Ellen Downs's household

Female

Ellen

Downs

Head
Female

Janet

Downs

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Downs

Daughter
Female

Katie

Downs

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Downs

Son
Female

Ellen

Downs

Daughter
Male

Tom

Downs

Son
Male

John Archibald

Downs

Son
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Downs

Head

Widow

48

1833

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Downs

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Downs

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Katie

Downs

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Downs

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Downs

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Tom

Downs

Son

-

9

1872

Milngavie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Archibald

Downs

Son

-

7

1874

Milngavie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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