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Household of Matthew Downes (born 1843, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.
Matthew Downes and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Downes, born in 1843 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Anne Downes, born in 1842 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth Alice (born 1867 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Walter Matthew (born 1877 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, Luke Gaskell, born in 1829 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.
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Matthew Downes's household
Matthew
Downes
Head
Anne
Downes
Wife
Elizabeth Alice
Downes
Daughter
Thomas
Downes
Son
Walter Matthew
Downes
Son
Luke
Gaskell
Boarder
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Downes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Downes | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Anne | Downes | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth Alice | Downes | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Downes | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Walter Matthew | Downes | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Luke | Gaskell | Boarder | Single | 52 | 1829 | Ashton, Lancashire, England |
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