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Household of John Downs (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Downs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1850 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Downs, born in 1853 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Martha E (born 1877 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Mary

Downs

Wife
Female

Martha E

Downs

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Downs

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Downs

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Downs

Head

Married

31

1850

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Downs

Wife

Married

28

1853

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Downs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Downs

Son

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Downs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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