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Household of Joseph Downey (born 1828, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 Downey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Downey, born in 1828 in Newbottle, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Downey, born in 1834 in Seghill, Durham, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1862 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1866 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1871 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Barbary (born 1873 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1876 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and John Ed (born 1878 in Durham, England).


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Joseph Downey's household

Male

Joseph

Downey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Downey

Wife
Male

William

Downey

Son
Male

Joseph

Downey

Son
Female

Isabella

Downey

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Downey

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Downey

Daughter
Female

Barbary

Downey

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Downey

Son
Male

John Ed

Downey

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Newbottle, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Downey

Head

Married

53

1828

Newbottle, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Downey

Wife

Married

47

1834

Seghill, Durham, England

William

Downey

Son

Single

19

1862

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Joseph

Downey

Son

Single

17

1864

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Isabella

Downey

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Downey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Dorothy

Downey

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Barbary

Downey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Matthew

Downey

Son

Single

5

1876

Spennymoor, Durham, England

John Ed

Downey

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

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