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Household of Emanuel Down (born 1833, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

Emanuel Down and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Emanuel Down, born in 1833 in Marnhull, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Emanuel was the head of the household, married to Mary E Down, born in 1847 in Beaminster, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Florence (born 1878 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Eva M (born 1879 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and Bessie (born 1881 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Emanuel's Niece, Sarah (born 1858 in Hampshire, England), Emanuel's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Stourton, Wiltshire, England) and Emanuel's Servant, Louisa (born 1864 in Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, England).


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Emanuel Down's household

Male

Emanuel

Down

Head
Female

Mary E

Down

Wife
Female

Florence

Down

Daughter
Female

Eva M

Down

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Down

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Napier

Niece
Female

Sarah

Smart

Servant
Female

Louisa

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) Emanuel
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Marnhull, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emanuel

Down

Head

Married

48

1833

Marnhull, Dorset, England

Mary E

Down

Wife

Married

34

1847

Beaminster, Dorset, England

Florence

Down

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Eva M

Down

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Bessie

Down

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Sarah

Napier

Niece

Single

23

1858

Hampshire, England

Sarah

Smart

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stourton, Wiltshire, England

Louisa

Marshall

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, England

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