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Household of Sophia Downes (born 1835, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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.
Sophia Downes and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Downes, born in 1835 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; George (born 1860 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Albert E (born 1864 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1867 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Margaret E (born 1868 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Boarder Head, Harriet (born 1850 in Hepworth, Yorkshire, England), Sophia's Boarder Son, William (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Sophia's Boarder Daughter, Ada E (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Sophia's Visitor, Mary (born 1824 in Hepworth, Yorkshire, England) and Sophia's Visitor, Harry (born 1864 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England).
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Sophia Downes's household
Sophia
Downes
Head
George
Downes
Son
Albert E
Downes
Son
Walter
Downes
Son
Margaret E
Downes
Daughter
Harriet
Rimmington
Boarder Head
William
Rimmington
Boarder Son
Ada E
Rimmington
Boarder Daughter
Mary
Lawrence
Visitor
Harry
Lawrence
Visitor
| First name(s) | Sophia |
| Last name | Downes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Skipton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sophia | Downes | Head | Widow | 46 | 1835 | Skipton, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Downes | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Skipton, Yorkshire, England | |
Albert E | Downes | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Skipton, Yorkshire, England | |
Walter | Downes | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret E | Downes | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Harriet | Rimmington | Boarder Head | Widow | 31 | 1850 | Hepworth, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Rimmington | Boarder Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Ada E | Rimmington | Boarder Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Lawrence | Visitor | Widow | 57 | 1824 | Hepworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Harry | Lawrence | Visitor | Single | 17 | 1864 | Boston, Lincolnshire, England |
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