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Household of John Downes (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Downes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downes, born in 1828 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Downes, born in 1839 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Jane A (born 1860 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), May (born 1864 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Eleanor (born 1871 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), John J (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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John Downes's household

Male

John

Downes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Downes

Wife
Female

Jane A

Downes

Daughter
Female

May

Downes

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Downes

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Downes

Daughter
Male

John J

Downes

Son
Female

Mary

Downes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downes

Head

Married

53

1828

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Downes

Wife

Married

42

1839

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Jane A

Downes

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

May

Downes

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Downes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Eleanor

Downes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John J

Downes

Son

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Downes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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