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Household of George W Down (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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.

George W Down and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George W Down, born in 1848 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. George W was the head of the household, married to Matilda Down, born in 1848 in Rye, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1875 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Thomas S (born 1877 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Edith A (born 1881 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George W's Mother In Law, Sarah Smith, born in 1811 in Folkestone, Kent, England.


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George W Down's household

Male

George W

Down

Head
Female

Matilda

Down

Wife
Female

Mary A

Down

Daughter
Male

Thomas S

Down

Son
Female

Edith A

Down

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Mother In Law
First name(s) George W
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George W

Down

Head

Married

33

1848

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Matilda

Down

Wife

Married

33

1848

Rye, Sussex, England

Mary A

Down

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Folkestone, Kent, England

Thomas S

Down

Son

Single

4

1877

Folkestone, Kent, England

Edith A

Down

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Folkestone, Kent, England

Sarah

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Folkestone, Kent, England

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