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Household of John James Down (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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 James Down and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James Down, born in 1847 in Lifton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Down, born in 1853 in Lawhitton, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; John James (born 1868 in Lifton, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1871 in Lifton, Devon, England), Amelia (born 1874 in Lifton, Devon, England), William H (born 1877 in Lifton, Devon, England), Lilley (born 1878 in Lifton, Devon, England), Oscar (born 1879 in Lifton, Devon, England) and Hemer (born 1881 in Lifton, Devon, England).


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John James Down's household

Male

John James

Down

Head
Female

Mary J

Down

Wife
Male

John James

Down

Son
Female

Jessie

Down

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Down

Daughter
Male

William H

Down

Son
Female

Lilley

Down

Daughter
Male

Oscar

Down

Son
Male

Hemer

Down

Son
First name(s) John James
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lifton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John James

Down

Head

Married

34

1847

Lifton, Devon, England

Mary J

Down

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lawhitton, Cornwall, England

John James

Down

Son

Single

13

1868

Lifton, Devon, England

Jessie

Down

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lifton, Devon, England

Amelia

Down

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lifton, Devon, England

William H

Down

Son

Single

4

1877

Lifton, Devon, England

Lilley

Down

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lifton, Devon, England

Oscar

Down

Son

Single

2

1879

Lifton, Devon, England

Hemer

Down

Son

Single

0

1881

Lifton, Devon, England

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