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Household of William Downs (born 1838, Dublin)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downs, born in 1838 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Downs, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Stuart (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary Mchenry (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Edgar (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Kate (born 1853 in Shropshire, England), William's Servant, Martha Ann (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Georgina (born 1866 in Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Kate (born 1847 in Bray, Berkshire, England).
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William Downs's household
William
Downs
Head
Margaret
Downs
Wife
Stuart
Downs
Son
Mary Mchenry
Downs
Daughter
Edgar
Downs
Son
Kate
Barrett
Servant
Martha Ann
Owen
Servant
Georgina
Johnson
Servant
Kate
Murphy
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Downs | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | |
Margaret | Downs | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Stuart | Downs | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Mchenry | Downs | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Edgar | Downs | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Kate | Barrett | Servant | Single | 28 | 1853 | Shropshire, England | |
Martha Ann | Owen | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Georgina | Johnson | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Staffordshire, England | |
Kate | Murphy | Servant | Married | 34 | 1847 | Bray, Berkshire, England |
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