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Household of Michael Downey (born 1859, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Michael Downey and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Downey, born in 1859 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Downey, born in 1860 in Kirkintilloch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Boarder, John Downey, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Michael Downey's household

Male

Michael

Downey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Downey

Wife
Male

John

Downey

Son
Male

John

Downey

Boarder
First name(s) Michael
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Michael

Downey

Head

Married

22

1859

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Downey

Wife

Married

21

1860

Kirkintilloch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Downey

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Downey

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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