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Household of William Downs (born 1837, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Downs and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downs, born in 1837 in Otford, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Downs, born in 1835 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), John (born 1865 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Charles (born 1870 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Emma (born 1873 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Minnie (born 1865 in Bow, Middlesex, England), William's Visitor, Harriet (born 1818 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England) and William's Niece, Florence (born 1877 in Surrey, England).
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William Downs's household
William
Downs
Head
Jane
Downs
Wife
William
Downs
Son
John
Downs
Son
Alfred
Downs
Son
Charles
Downs
Son
Emma
Downs
Daughter
Minnie
Rugenstone
Servant
Harriet
Cleal
Visitor
Florence
Smith
Niece
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Otford, Kent, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Downs | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Otford, Kent, England | |
Jane | Downs | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
William | Downs | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Bromley, Middlesex, England | |
John | Downs | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Bromley, Middlesex, England | |
Alfred | Downs | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Charles | Downs | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Emma | Downs | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Minnie | Rugenstone | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Bow, Middlesex, England | |
Harriet | Cleal | Visitor | Single | 63 | 1818 | Broadwindsor, Dorset, England | |
Florence | Smith | Niece | Single | 4 | 1877 | Surrey, England |
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