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Household of Henry Downs (born 1831, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Henry Downs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Downs, born in 1831 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Downs, born in 1821 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1859 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Richard Ellen ? (born 1861 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sons Wife, Ellen (born 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Henry's Visitor, Edward (born 1853 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Henry's Visitor, Jane (born 1854 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Henry's Visitor, Rosannah (born 1875 in Bradley, Staffordshire, England), Henry's Visitor, William (born 1878 in Bradley, Staffordshire, England) and Henry's Visitor, Mary J (born 1880 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England).


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Henry Downs's household

Male

Henry

Downs

Head
Female

Mary A

Downs

Wife
Male

Henry

Downes

Son
Male

Richard Ellen ?

Downes

Son
Female

Ellen

Downes

Sons Wife
Male

Edward

Cox

Visitor
Female

Jane

Cox

Visitor
Female

Rosannah

Cox

Visitor
Male

William

Cox

Visitor
Female

Mary J

Cox

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Downs

Head

Married

50

1831

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Downs

Wife

Married

60

1821

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Downes

Son

Single

22

1859

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Richard Ellen ?

Downes

Son

Married

20

1861

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Downes

Sons Wife

Married

20

1861

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Cox

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Cox

Visitor

Married

27

1854

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Rosannah

Cox

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Bradley, Staffordshire, England

William

Cox

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Bradley, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Cox

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

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