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Household of John Downey (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Downey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downey, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Downey, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Robert (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1831 in Scotland).


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John Downey's household

Male

John

Downey

Head
Female

Margaret

Downey

Wife
Female

Ann

Downey

Daughter
Male

James

Downey

Son
Male

Robert

Downey

Brother
Female

Ann

Dunn

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downey

Head

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Downey

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Downey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Downey

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Downey

Brother

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dunn

Mother In Law

Widow

50

1831

Scotland

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