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Household of Thomas Down (born 1839, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

Thomas Down and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Down, born in 1839 in Langford, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Down, born in 1841 in Langford, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1865 in Langford, Wiltshire, England), George (born 1868 in Langford, Wiltshire, England), Agnes (born 1871 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), William (born 1876 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and Bessy (born 1879 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).


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Thomas Down's household

Male

Thomas

Down

Head
Female

Mary A

Down

Wife
Female

Ann

Down

Daughter
Male

George

Down

Son
Female

Agnes

Down

Daughter
Male

William

Down

Son
Female

Bessy

Down

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Langford, Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Down

Head

Married

42

1839

Langford, Wiltshire, England

Mary A

Down

Wife

Married

40

1841

Langford, Wiltshire, England

Ann

Down

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Langford, Wiltshire, England

George

Down

Son

Single

13

1868

Langford, Wiltshire, England

Agnes

Down

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gillingham, Dorset, England

William

Down

Son

Single

5

1876

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Bessy

Down

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gillingham, Dorset, England

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