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Household of Edward Hammond Down (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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.

Edward Hammond Down and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Hammond Down, born in 1829 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Edward Hammond was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Down, born in 1828 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Reginald, born 1864 in Bideford, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward Hammond's Wifes Mother, Sally (born 1808 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Edward Hammond's Wifes Sister, Caroline (born 1840 in Bideford, Devon, England), Edward Hammond's Wifes Aunt, Mary (born 1792 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and Edward Hammond's Servant, Selina (born 1863 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England).


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Edward Hammond Down's household

Male

Edward Hammond

Down

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Down

Wife
Male

Reginald

Down

Son
Female

Sally

Jacobs

Wifes Mother
Female

Caroline

Jacobs

Wifes Sister
Female

Mary

Lang

Wifes Aunt
Female

Selina

Slade

Servant
First name(s) Edward Hammond
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward Hammond

Down

Head

Married

52

1829

Bideford, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Down

Wife

Married

53

1828

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Reginald

Down

Son

Single

17

1864

Bideford, Devon, England

Sally

Jacobs

Wifes Mother

Widow

73

1808

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Caroline

Jacobs

Wifes Sister

Single

41

1840

Bideford, Devon, England

Mary

Lang

Wifes Aunt

Widow

89

1792

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Selina

Slade

Servant

Single

18

1863

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

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