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Household of John Downs (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1833 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Downs, born in 1841 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England. They had 9 children; John (born 1857 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1863 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), Clara (born 1870 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), Rosetta (born 1872 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), Phoebe (born 1874 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), Charlotte (born 1877 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), Eli (born 1878 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Thomas, born 1876 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Amy Austin, born in 1865 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England.


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Phoebe

Downs

Wife
Male

John

Downs

Son
Male

George

Downs

Son
Male

Thomas

Downs

Son
Female

Clara

Downs

Daughter
Female

Rosetta

Downs

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Downs

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Downs

Daughter
Male

Eli

Downs

Son
Female

Emma

Downs

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Downs

Grand Son
Female

Amy

Austin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

48

1833

Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Downs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

John

Downs

Son

Widower

24

1857

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

George

Downs

Son

Single

18

1863

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Downs

Son

Single

14

1867

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Downs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Rosetta

Downs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Downs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Charlotte

Downs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Eli

Downs

Son

Single

3

1878

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Downs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Downs

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Amy

Austin

Servant

Single

16

1865

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

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