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Household of John H Downs (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 H Downs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Downs, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Jane F Downs, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas A (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane S (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew B (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Stewart B (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Francis A (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John H's Servant, Annabella (born 1857 in Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland), John H's Servant, Ann (born 1853 in Saddell, Argyllshire, Scotland) and John H's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John H Downs's household

Male

John H

Downs

Head
Female

Jane F

Downs

Wife
Male

Thomas A

Downs

Son
Female

Jane S

Downs

Daughter
Male

Andrew B

Downs

Son
Male

Stewart B

Downs

Son
Male

Francis A

Downs

Son
Female

Annabella

McEwan

Servant
Female

Ann

McCallum

Servant
Female

Jane

Watt

Servant
First name(s) John H
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Downs

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane F

Downs

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas A

Downs

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane S

Downs

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew B

Downs

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stewart B

Downs

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis A

Downs

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annabella

McEwan

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

McCallum

Servant

-

28

1853

Saddell, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Watt

Servant

-

20

1861

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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