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Household of Joseph Downs (born 1840, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Downs and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Downs, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Downs, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ann Eliza (born 1868 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England), John Jas (born 1870 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1876 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Ann (born 1805 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales) and Joseph's Niece, Emily Mildred (born 1869 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).
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Joseph Downs's household
Joseph
Downs
Head
Eliza A
Downs
Wife
Ann Eliza
Downs
Daughter
John Jas
Downs
Son
Martha
Downs
Daughter
Ann
Downs
Mother
Emily Mildred
Downs
Niece
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Downs | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Eliza A | Downs | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Lancashire, England | |
Ann Eliza | Downs | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England | |
John Jas | Downs | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Openshaw, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Downs | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Pendleton, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Downs | Mother | Widow | 76 | 1805 | Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales | |
Emily Mildred | Downs | Niece | Single | 12 | 1869 | Openshaw, Lancashire, England |
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