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Household of John Down (born 1842, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Down, born in 1842 in Werrington, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Down, born in 1842 in Lifton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1864 in Lifton, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Lifton, Devon, England), Henry (born 1879 in Bedminster, Somerset, England) and Ellen J (born 1881 in Bedminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Guest, born in 1859 in Lifton, Devon, England.


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John Down's household

Male

John

Down

Head
Female

Ann

Down

Wife
Female

Mary A

Down

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Down

Daughter
Male

Henry

Down

Son
Female

Ellen J

Down

Daughter
Male

William

Guest

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Werrington, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Down

Head

Married

39

1842

Werrington, Cornwall, England

Ann

Down

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lifton, Devon, England

Mary A

Down

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lifton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Down

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lifton, Devon, England

Henry

Down

Son

Single

2

1879

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Ellen J

Down

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bedminster, Somerset, England

William

Guest

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Lifton, Devon, England

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