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Household of Thomas Downs (born 1841, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northwich, 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 Downs and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downs, born in 1841 in Grinshill, Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Downs, born in 1844 in Davenham, Cheshire, England. They had 9 children; Frederick (born 1864 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Mary O (born 1866 in Moulton, Cheshire, England), Clara (born 1868 in Moulton, Cheshire, England), Oswald (born 1871 in Moulton, Cheshire, England), Charles H (born 1873 in Davenham, Cheshire, England), Laura A (born 1875 in Davenham, Cheshire, England), Herbert L (born 1877 in Barnton, Cheshire, England), Christopher (born 1879 in Barnton, Cheshire, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Barnton, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Downs's household

Male

Thomas

Downs

Head
Female

Mary

Downs

Wife
Male

Frederick

Downs

Son
Female

Mary O

Downs

Daughter
Female

Clara

Downs

Daughter
Male

Oswald

Downs

Son
Male

Charles H

Downs

Son
Female

Laura A

Downs

Daughter
Male

Herbert L

Downs

Son
Male

Christopher

Downs

Son
Female

Florence

Downs

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Grinshill, Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downs

Head

Married

40

1841

Grinshill, Shropshire, England

Mary

Downs

Wife

Married

37

1844

Davenham, Cheshire, England

Frederick

Downs

Son

Single

17

1864

Southport, Lancashire, England

Mary O

Downs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Moulton, Cheshire, England

Clara

Downs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Moulton, Cheshire, England

Oswald

Downs

Son

Single

10

1871

Moulton, Cheshire, England

Charles H

Downs

Son

Single

8

1873

Davenham, Cheshire, England

Laura A

Downs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Davenham, Cheshire, England

Herbert L

Downs

Son

Single

4

1877

Barnton, Cheshire, England

Christopher

Downs

Son

Single

2

1879

Barnton, Cheshire, England

Florence

Downs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnton, Cheshire, England

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