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Household of John Downs (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1829 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Downs, born in 1834 in Copley, Durham, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Byers Green, Durham, England), Robert (born 1866 in Washington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Crook, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1872 in Crook, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Margaret Carter, born in 1809 in Cockfield, Durham, England.


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Mary

Downs

Wife
Female

Margaret

Carter

Visitor
Male

William

Downs

Son
Male

Robert

Downs

Son
Male

Thomas

Downs

Son
Female

Mary

Downs

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

52

1829

Wales

Mary

Downs

Wife

Married

47

1834

Copley, Durham, England

Margaret

Carter

Visitor

Widow

72

1809

Cockfield, Durham, England

William

Downs

Son

Single

19

1862

Byers Green, Durham, England

Robert

Downs

Son

Single

15

1866

Washington, Durham, England

Thomas

Downs

Son

Single

11

1870

Crook, Durham, England

Mary

Downs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Crook, Durham, England

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