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Household of James Downey (born 1821, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Downey, born in 1821 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Downey, born in 1827 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1854 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), George (born 1856 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Margaret (born 1859 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Ada (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Vincent (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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James Downey's household

Male

James

Downey

Head
Female

Hannah

Downey

Wife
Male

James

Downey

Son
Male

George

Downey

Son
Female

Margaret

Downey

Daughter
Female

Ada

Downey

Daughter
Male

Vincent

Downey

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Downey

Head

Married

60

1821

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Hannah

Downey

Wife

Married

54

1827

Stratford, Essex, England

James

Downey

Son

Single

27

1854

Lambeth, Surrey, England

George

Downey

Son

Single

25

1856

Brighton, Sussex, England

Margaret

Downey

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ada

Downey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

Vincent

Downey

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

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