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Household of Nancy J Down (born 1823, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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.

Nancy J Down and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nancy J Down, born in 1823 in Down St Mary, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Nancy J was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; George (born 1852 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England), Sarah A (born 1854 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England), Richard (born 1860 in Ashreigney, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1863 in Ashreigney, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Ashreigney, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1867 in Ashreigney, Devon, England). She had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth A, born 1875 in Dolton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Nancy J's Servant, Thomas (born 1853 in Merton, Devon, England), Nancy J's Servant, George (born 1865 in Dolton, Devon, England) and Nancy J's Servant, John (born 1866 in Dolton, Devon, England).


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Nancy J Down's household

Female

Nancy J

Down

Head
Male

George

Down

Son
Female

Sarah A

Down

Daughter
Male

Richard

Down

Son
Male

Samuel

Down

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Down

Daughter
Female

Mary

Down

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Chambers

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smale

Servant
Male

George

Dymond

Servant
Male

John

Bater

Servant
First name(s) Nancy J
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Down St Mary, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nancy J

Down

Head

Widow

58

1823

Down St Mary, Devon, England

George

Down

Son

Single

29

1852

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Sarah A

Down

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Richard

Down

Son

Single

21

1860

Ashreigney, Devon, England

Samuel

Down

Son

Single

18

1863

Ashreigney, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Down

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ashreigney, Devon, England

Mary

Down

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ashreigney, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Chambers

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dolton, Devon, England

Thomas

Smale

Servant

Single

28

1853

Merton, Devon, England

George

Dymond

Servant

Single

16

1865

Dolton, Devon, England

John

Bater

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dolton, Devon, England

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