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Household of John W Down (born 1851, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 W Down and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Down, born in 1851 in West Lambrook, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Emma J Down, born in 1852 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Albert E (born 1875 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), Sydney (born 1876 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Ilminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Boarder, Elizabeth Jones Chandler, born in 1852 in Eastington, Gloucestershire, England.


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John W Down's household

Male

John W

Down

Head
Female

Emma J

Down

Wife
Male

Albert E

Down

Son
Male

Sydney

Down

Son
Male

Herbert

Down

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jones

Chandler

Boarder
First name(s) John W
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place West Lambrook, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Down

Head

Married

30

1851

West Lambrook, Somerset, England

Emma J

Down

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Albert E

Down

Son

Single

6

1875

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Sydney

Down

Son

Single

5

1876

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Herbert

Down

Son

Single

1

1880

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Elizabeth Jones

Chandler

Boarder

-

29

1852

Eastington, Gloucestershire, England

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