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Household of John Downs (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Downs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1842 in Strand, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to C Downs, born in 1841 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; C (born 1866 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), C (born 1869 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), J (born 1872 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), W (born 1876 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and A (born 1879 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

C

Downs

Wife
Female

C

Downs

Daughter
Male

C

Downs

Son
Male

J

Downs

Son
Male

W

Downs

Son
Male

A

Downs

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Strand, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

39

1842

Strand, Middlesex, England

C

Downs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

C

Downs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

C

Downs

Son

Single

12

1869

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

J

Downs

Son

Single

9

1872

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

W

Downs

Son

Single

5

1876

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

A

Downs

Son

Single

2

1879

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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