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Household of William Downs (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Downs, born in 1836 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Downs, born in 1838 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Jane (born 1860 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1863 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1875 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Downs's household

Male

William

Downs

Head
Female

Margaret

Downs

Wife
Female

Jane

Downs

Daughter
Male

William

Downs

Son
Female

Christina

Downs

Daughter
Male

James

Downs

Son
Male

Thomas

Downs

Son
Male

John

Downs

Son
Male

Henry

Downs

Son
Male

Archibald

Downs

Son
Male

Alexander

Downs

Son
Female

Margaret

Downs

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Downs

Head

Married

45

1836

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Downs

Wife

Married

43

1838

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Downs

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Downs

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Downs

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Downs

Son

-

16

1865

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Downs

Son

-

14

1867

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Downs

Son

-

12

1869

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Downs

Son

-

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Downs

Son

-

6

1875

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Downs

Son

-

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Downs

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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