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Household of John Down (born 1829, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Down, born in 1829 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Thirza Down, born in 1837 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; Mathew (born 1861 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Anne (born 1874 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Harry (born 1876 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Frederick (born 1880 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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John Down's household

Male

John

Down

Head
Female

Thirza

Down

Wife
Male

Mathew

Down

Son
Male

Thomas

Down

Son
Female

Ellen

Down

Daughter
Female

Anne

Down

Daughter
Male

Harry

Down

Son
Male

Samuel

Down

Son
Male

Frederick

Down

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Down

Head

Married

52

1829

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Thirza

Down

Wife

Married

44

1837

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Mathew

Down

Son

Single

20

1861

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Down

Son

Single

12

1869

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Down

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tavistock, Devon, England

Anne

Down

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tavistock, Devon, England

Harry

Down

Son

Single

5

1876

Tavistock, Devon, England

Samuel

Down

Son

Single

3

1878

Tavistock, Devon, England

Frederick

Down

Son

Single

1

1880

Tavistock, Devon, England

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