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Household of Josiah Down (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

Josiah Down and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Down, born in 1846 in Parracombe, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Mary Down, born in 1844 in Parracombe, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Josiah (born 1870 in Challacombe, Devon, England), Albert (born 1872 in Stoke Rivers, Devon, England), Dorcas G (born 1874 in Stoke Rivers, Devon, England), James (born 1876 in Stoke Rivers, Devon, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Stoke Rivers, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Boarder, John Perreman, born in 1829 in Tawstock, Devon, England.


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Josiah Down's household

Male

Josiah

Down

Head
Female

Mary

Down

Wife
Male

Josiah

Down

Son
Male

Albert

Down

Son
Female

Dorcas G

Down

Daughter
Male

James

Down

Son
Female

Edith

Down

Daughter
Male

John

Perreman

Boarder
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Parracombe, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Down

Head

Married

35

1846

Parracombe, Devon, England

Mary

Down

Wife

Married

37

1844

Parracombe, Devon, England

Josiah

Down

Son

Single

11

1870

Challacombe, Devon, England

Albert

Down

Son

Single

9

1872

Stoke Rivers, Devon, England

Dorcas G

Down

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stoke Rivers, Devon, England

James

Down

Son

Single

5

1876

Stoke Rivers, Devon, England

Edith

Down

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stoke Rivers, Devon, England

John

Perreman

Boarder

Single

52

1829

Tawstock, Devon, England

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