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Household of James Downs (born 1843, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Downs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Downs, born in 1843 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Downs, born in 1841 in Camberwell, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Harry (born 1865 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Rose (born 1867 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Emily (born 1869 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Jane (born 1875 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and James (born 1877 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Uncle, Robert Downs, born in 1847 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.


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James Downs's household

Male

James

Downs

Head
Female

Sarah A

Downs

Wife
Male

Harry

Downs

Son
Female

Rose

Downs

Daughter
Female

Emily

Downs

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Downs

Son
Female

Jane

Downs

Daughter
Male

James

Downs

Son
Male

Robert

Downs

Uncle
First name(s) James
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Peckham, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Downs

Head

Married

38

1843

Peckham, Surrey, England

Sarah A

Downs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Harry

Downs

Son

Single

16

1865

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Rose

Downs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Emily

Downs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Ernest

Downs

Son

Single

8

1873

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Jane

Downs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Camberwell, Surrey, England

James

Downs

Son

Single

4

1877

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Robert

Downs

Uncle

Single

34

1847

Camberwell, Surrey, England

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