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Household of John Downes (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northallerton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downes, born in 1823 in Melmerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Downes, born in 1838 in Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1866 in Ainderby Steeple, Yorkshire, England) and Frederick P (born 1868 in Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Antony (born 1831 in Romanby, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Samuel (born 1827 in Norfolk, England).


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John Downes's household

Male

John

Downes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Downes

Wife
Male

William

Downes

Son
Male

Frederick P

Downes

Son
Male

Antony

Bowman

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Myhill

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Melmerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downes

Head

Married

58

1823

Melmerby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Downes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire, England

William

Downes

Son

Single

15

1866

Ainderby Steeple, Yorkshire, England

Frederick P

Downes

Son

Single

13

1868

Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire, England

Antony

Bowman

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Romanby, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Myhill

Lodger

Single

54

1827

Norfolk, England

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