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Household of Thomas Downs (born 1841, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westminster, London,Middlesex, 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 Downs and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downs, born in 1841 in Stoke on Trent, Derbyshire, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Downs, born in 1846 in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England. They had 9 children; Mary (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ada S (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Kate (born 1871 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Tom (born 1873 in Ealing, Middlesex, England), Helen (born 1875 in Ealing, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Ealing, Middlesex, England), Mabel (born 1879 in Ealing, Middlesex, England) and Reginald (born 1881 in Ealing, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Kent, England) and Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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Thomas Downs's household

Male

Thomas

Downs

Head
Female

Mary

Downs

Wife
Female

Mary

Downs

Daughter
Female

Ada S

Downs

Daughter
Female

Alice

Downs

Daughter
Female

Kate

Downs

Daughter
Male

Tom

Downs

Son
Female

Helen

Downs

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Downs

Son
Female

Mabel

Downs

Daughter
Male

Reginald

Downs

Son
Female

Mary

Beecher

Servant
Female

Sarah

Lord

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stoke on Trent, Derbyshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downs

Head

Married

40

1841

Stoke on Trent, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Downs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Downs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ada S

Downs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Downs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Kate

Downs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Tom

Downs

Son

Single

8

1873

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Helen

Downs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Downs

Son

Single

3

1878

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Mabel

Downs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Reginald

Downs

Son

Single

0

1881

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Mary

Beecher

Servant

Single

21

1860

Kent, England

Sarah

Lord

Servant

Single

20

1861

Plumstead, Kent, England

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