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Household of Edward Downey (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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.

Edward Downey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Downey, born in 1824 in , consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Downey, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 3 children; John (born 1863 in Ireland), Mary C (born 1868 in Ireland) and Isabella (born 1857 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Son-In-Law, Patrick (born 1852 in Ireland) and Edward's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Edward Downey's household

Male

Edward

Downey

Head
Female

Mary

Downey

Wife
Male

John

Downey

Son
Female

Mary C

Downey

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Downey Or Smith

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Smith

Son-In-Law
Female

Ann

Smith

Granddaughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Downey

Head

Married

57

1824

Ireland

Mary

Downey

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

John

Downey

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

Mary C

Downey

Daughter

-

13

1868

Ireland

Isabella

Downey Or Smith

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Patrick

Smith

Son-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Ann

Smith

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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