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Household of Martha Downs (born 1822, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.
Martha Downs and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Downs, born in 1822 in Disley, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Luke (born 1856 in Poynton, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1858 in Poynton, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1852 in Poynton, Cheshire, England) and Nancy (born 1848 in Poynton, Cheshire, England). She had 3 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Poynton, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Worth, Cheshire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, England).
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Martha Downs's household
Martha
Downs
Head
Luke
Downs
Son
Joseph
Downs
Son
Thomas
Downs
Son
Elizabeth
Downs
Grand Daughter
Nancy
Clarke
Daughter
Joseph
Clarke
Grand Son
Ellen
Clarke
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | Martha |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Disley, Cheshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martha | Downs | Head | Widow | 59 | 1822 | Disley, Cheshire, England | |
Luke | Downs | Son | Single | 25 | 1856 | Poynton, Cheshire, England | |
Joseph | Downs | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Poynton, Cheshire, England | |
Thomas | Downs | Son | Widower | 29 | 1852 | Poynton, Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Downs | Grand Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Poynton, Cheshire, England | |
Nancy | Clarke | Daughter | Widow | 33 | 1848 | Poynton, Cheshire, England | |
Joseph | Clarke | Grand Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Worth, Cheshire, England | |
Ellen | Clarke | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, England |
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