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Household of James Down (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Down, born in 1829 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza W Down, born in 1849 in Ashburton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Ethel (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Samuel James (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Mary Dolton Connabear, born in 1831 in Ashburton, Devon, England.


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James Down's household

Male

James

Down

Head
Female

Eliza W

Down

Wife
Female

Ethel

Down

Daughter
Male

Samuel James

Down

Son
Female

Mary Dolton

Connabear

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Down

Head

Married

52

1829

Plymouth, Devon, England

Eliza W

Down

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ashburton, Devon, England

Ethel

Down

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Samuel James

Down

Son

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary Dolton

Connabear

Mother In Law

Widow

50

1831

Ashburton, Devon, England

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