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Household of William Downs (born 1857, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Romford, 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 Downs and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downs, born in 1857 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Matilda Downs, born in 1857 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England. They had 1 child; William J, born 1880 in Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Annie (born 1865 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England), William's Lodger, Jessie (born 1825 in Scotland), William's Lodger, Mary A (born 1862 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Margaret (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
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William Downs's household
William
Downs
Head
Matilda
Downs
Wife
William J
Downs
Son
Annie
Turner
Sister
Jessie
Davey
Lodger
Mary A
Davey
Lodger
Margaret
Davey
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 24 |
| Birth year | 1857 |
| Birth place | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Downs | Head | Married | 24 | 1857 | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England | |
Matilda | Downs | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Daventry, Northamptonshire, England | |
William J | Downs | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Hackney Wick, Middlesex, England | |
Annie | Turner | Sister | Single | 16 | 1865 | Daventry, Northamptonshire, England | |
Jessie | Davey | Lodger | Widow | 56 | 1825 | Scotland | |
Mary A | Davey | Lodger | Single | 19 | 1862 | Limehouse, Middlesex, England | |
Margaret | Davey | Lodger | Single | 14 | 1867 | Poplar, Middlesex, England |
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