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Household of John Downs (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1839 in Finsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Downs, born in 1841 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; Emma (born 1861 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), John (born 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Charlotte (born 1875 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Rose (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Emma

Downs

Wife
Female

Emma

Downs

Daughter
Female

Mary

Downs

Daughter
Male

John

Downs

Son
Female

Ellen

Downs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Downs

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Downs

Daughter
Female

Rose

Downs

Daughter
Female

Annie

Downs

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

42

1839

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Emma

Downs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emma

Downs

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary

Downs

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Downs

Son

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Downs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane

Downs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Downs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Rose

Downs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Annie

Downs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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