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Household of Thomas Downs (born 1855, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downs, born in 1855 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Downs, born in 1858 in Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Laura (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Gerald (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Agnes (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Brittan, born in 1862 in Somerset, England.


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Thomas Downs's household

Male

Thomas

Downs

Head
Female

Mary A

Downs

Wife
Male

William

Downs

Son
Female

Laura

Downs

Daughter
Male

Gerald

Downs

Son
Female

Agnes

Downs

Daughter
Male

John

Brittan

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downs

Head

Married

26

1855

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Mary A

Downs

Wife

Married

23

1858

Wiltshire, England

William

Downs

Son

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Laura

Downs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gerald

Downs

Son

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Agnes

Downs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Brittan

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

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