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Household of William Down (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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.

William Down and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Down, born in 1833 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Down, born in 1831 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1864 in Stoke, Devon, England), Albert (born 1867 in Stoke, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1871 in Stoke, Devon, England) and Emma (born 1872 in Stoke, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Jane Paul, born in 1870 in St Budeaux, Cornwall, England.


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William Down's household

Male

William

Down

Head
Female

Mary

Down

Wife
Male

George

Down

Son
Male

Albert

Down

Son
Male

Ernest

Down

Son
Female

Emma

Down

Daughter
Female

Annie

Knight

Wife
Female

Jane

Paul

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Down

Head

Married

48

1833

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Down

Wife

Married

50

1831

Penzance, Cornwall, England

George

Down

Son

Single

17

1864

Stoke, Devon, England

Albert

Down

Son

Single

14

1867

Stoke, Devon, England

Ernest

Down

Son

Single

10

1871

Stoke, Devon, England

Emma

Down

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stoke, Devon, England

Annie

Knight

Wife

Married

22

1859

Anthony, Cornwall, England

Jane

Paul

Sister In Law

Single

11

1870

St Budeaux, Cornwall, England

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