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Household of John Downs (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1842 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie A Downs, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary S (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret D (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Jessie A

Downs

Wife
Male

James

Downs

Son
Female

Mary S

Downs

Daughter
Male

John

Downs

Son
Male

Robert

Downs

Son
Male

Thomas

Downs

Son
Female

Margaret D

Downs

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

39

1842

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Downs

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Downs

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary S

Downs

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Downs

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Downs

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Downs

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Downs

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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