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Household of James Downey (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1830 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Downey, born in 1823 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1858 in Durham, England. They had 3 grandchildren; James (born 1878 in Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, James (born 1857 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Edward (born 1851 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, Robert (born 1854 in Ireland).


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James Downey's household

Male

James

Downey

Head
Female

Ann

Downey

Wife
Male

James

Cassidy

Son In Law
Female

Ann

Cassidy

Daughter
Male

James

Cassidy

Grand Son
Male

Edward

Cassidy

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Cassidy

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward

Cassidy

Boarder
Male

Robert

Walsh

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Downey

Head

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Ann

Downey

Wife

Married

58

1823

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Cassidy

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Ann

Cassidy

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Durham, England

James

Cassidy

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Cassidy

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cassidy

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Cassidy

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

Robert

Walsh

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Ireland

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