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Household of William Downs (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1822 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Downs, born in 1839 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Downs's household

Male

William

Downs

Head
Female

Mary A

Downs

Wife
Male

Richard

Downs

Son
Male

John

Downs

Son
Female

Martha

Downs

Daughter
Male

David

Downs

Son
Male

William

Downs

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downs

Head

Married

59

1822

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Downs

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Downs

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Downs

Son

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Downs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

David

Downs

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Downs

Son

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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