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Household of John Downey (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1841 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Downey, born in 1852 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 3 children; I T (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Thomas Forsyth, born in 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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John Downey's household

Male

John

Downey

Head
Female

Mary

Downey

Wife
Male

I T

Downey

Son
Female

Mary E

Downey

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Downey

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Forsyth

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downey

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Downey

Wife

Married

29

1852

South Shields, Durham, England

I T

Downey

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary E

Downey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ellen

Downey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Forsyth

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

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