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Household of Silas Downs (born 1856, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.
Silas Downs and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silas Downs, born in 1856 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Silas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Downs, born in 1848 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Eliza (born 1869 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1877 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England) and John Ed (born 1881 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England).
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Silas Downs's household
Silas
Downs
Head
Sarah Ann
Downs
Wife
Mary Eliza
Scholey
Daughter
Martha
Scholey
Daughter
John Ed
Downs
Son
| First name(s) | Silas |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 25 |
| Birth year | 1856 |
| Birth place | Lancashire, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Silas | Downs | Head | Married | 25 | 1856 | Lancashire, England | |
Sarah Ann | Downs | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Eliza | Scholey | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England | |
Martha | Scholey | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Parkgate, Yorkshire, England | |
John Ed | Downs | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Parkgate, Yorkshire, England |
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