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Household of Thomas Downes (born 1830, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Downes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downes, born in 1830 in Poynton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Downes, born in 1833 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Eli (born 1854 in Poynton, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1858 in Poynton, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Poynton, Cheshire, England), John (born 1865 in Poynton, Cheshire, England), Nancy (born 1869 in Poynton, Cheshire, England) and Eliza (born 1872 in Poynton, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Downes's household

Male

Thomas

Downes

Head
Female

Ann

Downes

Wife
Male

Eli

Downes

Son
Female

Mary

Downes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Downes

Daughter
Male

John

Downes

Son
Female

Nancy

Downes

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Downes

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Poynton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downes

Head

Married

51

1830

Poynton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Downes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Eli

Downes

Son

Single

27

1854

Poynton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Downes

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Poynton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Downes

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Poynton, Cheshire, England

John

Downes

Son

Single

16

1865

Poynton, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Downes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Poynton, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Downes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Poynton, Cheshire, England

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