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Household of Nicholas Down (born 1844, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.
Nicholas Down and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Down, born in 1844 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Down, born in 1848 in St Austell, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1874 in Cramlington, Northumberland, England), Laura (born 1876 in Cramlington, Northumberland, England) and William J (born 1877 in New Herrington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Lodger, Michael Northey, born in 1855 in Calstock, Cornwall, England.
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Nicholas Down's household
Nicholas
Down
Head
Mary A
Down
Wife
Sarah A
Down
Daughter
Laura
Down
Daughter
William J
Down
Son
Michael
Northey
Lodger
| First name(s) | Nicholas |
| Last name | Down |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Tavistock, Devon, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicholas | Down | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Tavistock, Devon, England | |
Mary A | Down | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | St Austell, Cornwall, England | |
Sarah A | Down | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Cramlington, Northumberland, England | |
Laura | Down | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Cramlington, Northumberland, England | |
William J | Down | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | New Herrington, Durham, England | |
Michael | Northey | Lodger | Single | 26 | 1855 | Calstock, Cornwall, England |
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