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Household of John Down (born 1830, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 1830 in Bratton Clovelly, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Diana Down, born in 1833 in Okehampton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1855 in Northlew, Devon, England), Henry (born 1857 in Northlew, Devon, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1868 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England), John Thomas (born 1870 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England) and Charles William (born 1874 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Jane (born 1824 in Okehampton, Devon, England) and John's Visitor, Sally (born 1828 in Okehampton, Devon, England).


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John Down's household

Male

John

Down

Head
Female

Diana

Down

Wife
Male

Richard

Down

Son
Male

Henry

Down

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Down

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Down

Son
Male

Charles William

Down

Son
Female

Jane

Hacker

Visitor
Female

Sally

Glanvill

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Down

Head

Married

51

1830

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

Diana

Down

Wife

Married

48

1833

Okehampton, Devon, England

Richard

Down

Son

Single

26

1855

Northlew, Devon, England

Henry

Down

Son

Single

24

1857

Northlew, Devon, England

Elizabeth Ann

Down

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

John Thomas

Down

Son

Single

11

1870

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Charles William

Down

Son

Single

7

1874

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Jane

Hacker

Visitor

Single

57

1824

Okehampton, Devon, England

Sally

Glanvill

Visitor

Married

53

1828

Okehampton, Devon, England

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