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Household of Joseph Downs (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1837 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah J C Downs, born in 1846 in Newton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary J C (born 1865 in Newton, Yorkshire, England), John H C (born 1867 in Newton, Yorkshire, England), Ben C (born 1871 in Newton, Yorkshire, England), Jim C (born 1874 in Newton, Yorkshire, England) and Robert C (born 1876 in Newton, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Downs's household

Male

Joseph

Downs

Head
Female

Sarah J C

Downs

Wife
Female

Mary J C

Downs

Daughter
Male

John H C

Downs

Son
Male

Ben C

Downs

Son
Male

Jim C

Downs

Son
Male

Robert C

Downs

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Downs

Head

Married

44

1837

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J C

Downs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Newton, Yorkshire, England

Mary J C

Downs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newton, Yorkshire, England

John H C

Downs

Son

Single

14

1867

Newton, Yorkshire, England

Ben C

Downs

Son

Single

10

1871

Newton, Yorkshire, England

Jim C

Downs

Son

Single

7

1874

Newton, Yorkshire, England

Robert C

Downs

Son

Single

5

1876

Newton, Yorkshire, England

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