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Household of Matthew Downey (born 1842, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Downey and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Downey, born in 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Downey, born in 1845 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Hannah (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Barbra (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1879 in -).
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Matthew Downey's household
Matthew
Downey
Head
Mary
Downey
Wife
Hannah
Downey
Daughter
John
Downey
Son
Elizabeth
Downey
Daughter
Thomas
Downey
Son
Barbra
Downey
Daughter
Mary
Downey
Daughter
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Downey |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Sunderland, Durham, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Downey | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Mary | Downey | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Hannah | Downey | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
John | Downey | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Downey | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Downey | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Barbra | Downey | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Mary | Downey | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | - |
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