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Household of James Down (born 1849, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Down and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Down, born in 1849 in Sandford Orcas, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria L Down, born in 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Maria L (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth S (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Florence J (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Harry W (born 1880 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, Edward Down, born in 1855 in Sandford Orcas, Somerset, England.


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James Down's household

Male

James

Down

Head
Female

Maria L

Down

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth S

Down

Daughter
Female

Florence J

Down

Daughter
Male

Harry W

Down

Son
Male

Edward

Down

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Sandford Orcas, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Down

Head

Married

32

1849

Sandford Orcas, Somerset, England

Maria L

Down

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth S

Down

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Florence J

Down

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Harry W

Down

Son

Single

1

1880

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edward

Down

Brother

Single

26

1855

Sandford Orcas, Somerset, England

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