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Household of John Down (born 1821, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Down, born in 1821 in Yarnscombe, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Down, born in 1841 in Bow, Devon, England. They had 1 child; William H, born 1879 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, George (born 1864 in Sandford, Devon, England), John's Father In Law, Robert (born 1821 in Spreyton, Devon, England), John's Mother In Law, Johanna (born 1817 in Drewsteignton, Devon, England), John's Farmers Son Head, William (born 1860 in Torrington, Devon, England) and John's Farmers Son, Joseph (born 1868 in Torrington, Devon, England).
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John Down's household
John
Down
Head
Mary
Down
Wife
William H
Down
Son
George
Jackman
Son In Law
Robert
Midland
Father In Law
Johanna
Midland
Mother In Law
William
Nichols
Farmers Son Head
Joseph
Nichols
Farmers Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Down |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Yarnscombe, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Down | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Yarnscombe, Devon, England | |
Mary | Down | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Bow, Devon, England | |
William H | Down | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Chittlehampton, Devon, England | |
George | Jackman | Son In Law | Single | 17 | 1864 | Sandford, Devon, England | |
Robert | Midland | Father In Law | Married | 60 | 1821 | Spreyton, Devon, England | |
Johanna | Midland | Mother In Law | Married | 64 | 1817 | Drewsteignton, Devon, England | |
William | Nichols | Farmers Son Head | Single | 21 | 1860 | Torrington, Devon, England | |
Joseph | Nichols | Farmers Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Torrington, Devon, England |
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