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Household of John Downs (born 1844, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1844 in Flash, Staffordshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Downs, born in 1854 in Furness Vale, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1875 in Furness Vale, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Bramwell, born in 1824 in Bollington, Cheshire, England.


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Isabella

Downs

Wife
Male

Joseph

Downs

Son
Male

Thomas

Bramwell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Flash, Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

37

1844

Flash, Staffordshire, England

Isabella

Downs

Wife

Married

27

1854

Furness Vale, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Downs

Son

Single

6

1875

Furness Vale, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Bramwell

Lodger

Married

57

1824

Bollington, Cheshire, England

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