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Household of John Down (born 1836, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon,Dorset, 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.

John Down and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Down, born in 1836 in Thorncombe, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Down, born in 1839 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Mary (born 1868 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Fred (born 1870 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Tom (born 1872 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Thirza (born 1874 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England).


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John Down's household

Male

John

Down

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Down

Wife
Male

James

Down

Son
Female

Mary

Down

Daughter
Male

Fred

Down

Son
Male

Tom

Down

Son
Female

Thirza

Down

Daughter
Female

Alice

Down

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Down

Head

Married

45

1836

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Down

Wife

Married

42

1839

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

James

Down

Son

Single

15

1866

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Mary

Down

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Fred

Down

Son

Single

11

1870

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Tom

Down

Son

Single

9

1872

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Thirza

Down

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Alice

Down

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

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