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Household of Matilda Down (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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.

Matilda Down and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matilda Down, born in 1842 in Hennock, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Matilda was the head of the household, married to Matilda Grist, born in 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Matilda (born 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England), Louisa (born 1869 in Exmouth, Devon, England), Harry (born 1871 in Exmouth, Devon, England), George (born 1877 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Camden Town, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Camden Town, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matilda's Son In Law, Thomas Grist, born in 1858 in Camden Town, Middlesex, England.


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Matilda Down's household

Female

Matilda

Down

Head
Female

Matilda

Grist

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Down

Daughter
Male

Harry

Down

Son
Male

George

Down

Son
Male

Arthur

Down

Son
Female

Ellen

Down

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Grist

Son In Law
First name(s) Matilda
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Hennock, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matilda

Down

Head

Married

39

1842

Hennock, Devon, England

Matilda

Grist

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Exeter, Devon, England

Louisa

Down

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Exmouth, Devon, England

Harry

Down

Son

Single

10

1871

Exmouth, Devon, England

George

Down

Son

Single

4

1877

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Down

Son

Single

2

1879

Camden Town, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Down

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Camden Town, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Grist

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Camden Town, Middlesex, England

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