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Household of Joseph Downs (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, 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 Downs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Downs, born in 1841 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to John H Downs, born in 1862 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; John H (born 1862 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Margaret E (born 1867 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England) and Ernest (born 1879 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Samuel Frost, born in 1873 in Keele, Staffordshire, England.


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Mary Downs's household

Female

Mary

Downs

Wife
Male

John H

Downs

Son
Male

Thomas

Downs

Son
Female

Margaret E

Downs

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Downs

Son
Male

Ernest

Downs

Son
Male

Samuel

Frost

Visitor
Male

Joseph

Downs

Head
First name(s) Mary
Last name Downs
Relationship Wife
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary

Downs

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

John H

Downs

Son

Single

19

1862

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Downs

Son

Single

17

1864

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Margaret E

Downs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Downs

Son

Single

6

1875

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Ernest

Downs

Son

Single

2

1879

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Frost

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Keele, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Downs

Head

Married

40

1841

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

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