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Household of William Downs (born 1847, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downs, born in 1847 in Staffordshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Downs, born in 1848 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Phoebe (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Peter (born 1804 in -), William's Boarder, William (born 1850 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), William's Brother Wife, Emma (born 1849 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), William's Brother Son, William (born 1872 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), William's Brother Daughter, Mary A (born 1873 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), William's Boarder Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), William's Boarder Daughter, Madeline (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder Daughter, Emma J (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
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William Downs's household
William
Downs
Head
Jane
Downs
Wife
Mary E
Downs
Daughter
Emma
Downs
Daughter
Phoebe
Downs
Daughter
Peter
Spence
Father In Law
William
Henshaw
Boarder
Emma
Henshaw
Brother Wife
William
Henshaw
Brother Son
Mary A
Henshaw
Brother Daughter
Elizabeth
Henshaw
Boarder Daughter
Madeline
Henshaw
Boarder Daughter
Emma J
Henshaw
Boarder Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Staffordshire, England |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Downs | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Staffordshire, England | |
Jane | Downs | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary E | Downs | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Yorkshire, England | |
Emma | Downs | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Yorkshire, England | |
Phoebe | Downs | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Yorkshire, England | |
Peter | Spence | Father In Law | Widower | 77 | 1804 | - | |
William | Henshaw | Boarder | Married | 31 | 1850 | Bilston, Staffordshire, England | |
Emma | Henshaw | Brother Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England | |
William | Henshaw | Brother Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary A | Henshaw | Brother Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Henshaw | Boarder Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England | |
Madeline | Henshaw | Boarder Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Emma J | Henshaw | Boarder Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
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