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Household of William Downey (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Downey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downey, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dinah Downey, born in 1845 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Hannah (born 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William (born 1870 in Ireland), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Ireland), Sarah K (born 1875 in Ireland), Afveres J (born 1878 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Ethel T (born 1881 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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William Downey's household

Male

William

Downey

Head
Female

Dinah

Downey

Wife
Female

Hannah

Downey

Daughter
Male

William

Downey

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Downey

Daughter
Female

Sarah K

Downey

Daughter
Male

Afveres J

Downey

Son
Female

Ethel T

Downey

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downey

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Dinah

Downey

Wife

Married

36

1845

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Downey

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Downey

Son

Single

11

1870

Ireland

Mary Ann

Downey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ireland

Sarah K

Downey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ireland

Afveres J

Downey

Son

Single

3

1878

Stratford, Essex, England

Ethel T

Downey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stratford, Essex, England

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