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Household of William Down (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 1835 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Down, born in 1842 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Annie (born 1872 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Alice M (born 1875 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Rosina M (born 1878 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and William J (born 1881 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother In Law, John Lukey, born in 1847 in Tavistock, Devon, England.


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William Down's household

Male

William

Down

Head
Female

Mary J

Down

Wife
Female

Ellen

Down

Daughter
Female

Annie

Down

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Down

Daughter
Female

Rosina M

Down

Daughter
Male

William J

Down

Son
Male

John

Lukey

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tavistock, 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

46

1835

Tavistock, Devon, England

Mary J

Down

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tavistock, Devon, England

Ellen

Down

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tavistock, Devon, England

Annie

Down

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tavistock, Devon, England

Alice M

Down

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tavistock, Devon, England

Rosina M

Down

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tavistock, Devon, England

William J

Down

Son

Single

0

1881

Tavistock, Devon, England

John

Lukey

Brother In Law

Single

34

1847

Tavistock, Devon, England

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