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Household of Joseph Downes (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Downes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Downes, born in 1836 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Harriet Downes, born in 1842 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Eliza A (born 1868 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Downes's household

Male

Joseph

Downes

Head
Female

Harriet

Downes

Wife
Male

John

Downes

Son
Female

Eliza A

Downes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Downs

Son
Male

William H

Downs

Son
Female

Hannah

Downs

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Downes

Head

Married

45

1836

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Downes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Downes

Son

Single

20

1861

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Eliza A

Downes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Downs

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Downs

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Downs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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