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Household of Thomas Downs (born 1810, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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 1810 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Downs, born in 1828 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1859 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1864 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1868 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Helen Downs, born in 1877 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Thomas Downs's household
Thomas
Downs
Head
Helen
Downs
Wife
Jane
Downs
Daughter
Archibald
Downs
Son
Peter
Downs
Son
Margaret
Downs
Daughter
Helen
Downs
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 71 |
| Birth year | 1810 |
| Birth place | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Downs | Head | Married | 71 | 1810 | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Downs | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Downs | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Downs | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Downs | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Downs | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Downs | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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