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Household of Walter Downes (born 1826, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, 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.

Walter Downes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Downes, born in 1826 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Soph Downes, born in 1832 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Alice Margt (born 1858 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Maria Han (born 1861 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ethel (born 1864 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), Ada Elizth (born 1866 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England) and Const Md (born 1870 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Nephew, Alfred (born 1852 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Walter's Servant, Mary A (born 1860 in Crookham, Hampshire, England).


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Walter Downes's household

Male

Walter

Downes

Head
Female

Margaret Soph

Downes

Wife
Female

Alice Margt

Downes

Daughter
Female

Maria Han

Downes

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Downes

Daughter
Female

Ada Elizth

Downes

Daughter
Female

Const Md

Downes

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Downes

Nephew
Female

Mary A

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Downes

Head

Married

55

1826

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Margaret Soph

Downes

Wife

Married

49

1832

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice Margt

Downes

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Islington, Middlesex, England

Maria Han

Downes

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ethel

Downes

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Ada Elizth

Downes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Const Md

Downes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Downes

Nephew

Single

29

1852

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Cooper

Servant

Single

21

1860

Crookham, Hampshire, England

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