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Household of John R Downs (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 R Downs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Downs, born in 1839 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Margaret Downs, born in 1844 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Donald (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John R Downs's household

Male

John R

Downs

Head
Female

Margaret

Downs

Wife
Male

Thomas

Downs

Son
Female

Jane

Downs

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Downs

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Downs

Daughter
Male

Donald

Downs

Son
First name(s) John R
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Downs

Head

Married

42

1839

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Downs

Wife

Married

37

1844

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Downs

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Downs

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Downs

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Downs

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Downs

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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