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Household of John Downs (born 1837, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1837 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Downs, born in 1850 in England. They had 2 children; Edith J (born 1874 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alice M (born 1875 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John C (born 1866 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Downs's household
John
Downs
Head
Mary A
Downs
Wife
Edith J
Downs
Daughter
Alice M
Downs
Daughter
John C
Hill
Visitor
Jane
Drummond
Servant
Jane
Walker
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Downs | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Downs | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | England | |
Edith J | Downs | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alice M | Downs | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John C | Hill | Visitor | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Drummond | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Walker | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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