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Household of William J Down (born 1844, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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 J Down and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Down, born in 1844 in Hastings, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Eliza Down, born in 1854 in Rolvenden, Kent, England. They had 4 children; William T (born 1875 in Hastings, Sussex, England), John (born 1877 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Frances E (born 1879 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Sister, Alice Down, born in 1869 in Hastings, Sussex, England.


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William J Down's household

Male

William J

Down

Head
Female

Eliza

Down

Wife
Male

William T

Down

Son
Male

John

Down

Son
Female

Frances E

Down

Daughter
Male

Walter

Down

Son
Female

Alice

Down

Sister
First name(s) William J
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hastings, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Down

Head

Married

37

1844

Hastings, Sussex, England

Eliza

Down

Wife

Married

27

1854

Rolvenden, Kent, England

William T

Down

Son

Single

6

1875

Hastings, Sussex, England

John

Down

Son

Single

4

1877

Hastings, Sussex, England

Frances E

Down

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hastings, Sussex, England

Walter

Down

Son

Single

0

1881

Hastings, Sussex, England

Alice

Down

Sister

Single

12

1869

Hastings, Sussex, England

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