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Household of James Downey (born 1817, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 Downey and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Downey, born in 1817 in Shadwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Downey, born in 1822 in Bromley, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1852 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1857 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Eliza A (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1848 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah A, born 1880 in Bromley, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Wife Daughter In Law, Maria (born 1856 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and James's Boarder, William C (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
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James Downey's household
James
Downey
Head
Mary A
Downey
Wife
Thomas
Downey
Son
Emily
Downey
Daughter
Eliza A
Downey
Daughter
James
Downey
Son
Maria
Downey
Wife Daughter In Law
Sarah A
Downey
Grand Daughter
William C
Schild
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Downey |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Shadwell, Middlesex, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Downey | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Shadwell, Middlesex, England | |
Mary A | Downey | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Bromley, Middlesex, England | |
Thomas | Downey | Son | Single | 29 | 1852 | Limehouse, Middlesex, England | |
Emily | Downey | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Limehouse, Middlesex, England | |
Eliza A | Downey | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
James | Downey | Son | Married | 33 | 1848 | Limehouse, Middlesex, England | |
Maria | Downey | Wife Daughter In Law | Married | 25 | 1856 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | |
Sarah A | Downey | Grand Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Bromley, Middlesex, England | |
William C | Schild | Boarder | Single | 21 | 1860 | City of London, Middlesex, England |
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