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Household of Eli James Down (born 1841, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Dorset,Somerset, 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.
Eli James Down and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli James Down, born in 1841 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. Eli James was the head of the household, married to Mary Down, born in 1842 in Wambrook, Dorset, England. They had 8 children; Eli James (born 1868 in Wambrook, Dorset, England), Anna (born 1871 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England), George (born 1875 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England), John (born 1876 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England), Sydney (born 1878 in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England), Fred (born 1879 in Wambrook, Dorset, England) and Lucy (born 1881 in Wambrook, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eli James's Lodger, Joel Loveridge, born in 1837 in Wambrook, Dorset, England.
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Eli James Down's household
Eli James
Down
Head
Mary
Down
Wife
Eli James
Down
Son
Anna
Down
Daughter
Mary Ann
Down
Daughter
George
Down
Son
John
Down
Son
Sydney
Down
Son
Fred
Down
Son
Lucy
Down
Daughter
Joel
Loveridge
Lodger
| First name(s) | Eli James |
| Last name | Down |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Chard, Somerset, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eli James | Down | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Mary | Down | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Wambrook, Dorset, England | |
Eli James | Down | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Wambrook, Dorset, England | |
Anna | Down | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England | |
Mary Ann | Down | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England | |
George | Down | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England | |
John | Down | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England | |
Sydney | Down | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England | |
Fred | Down | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wambrook, Dorset, England | |
Lucy | Down | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Wambrook, Dorset, England | |
Joel | Loveridge | Lodger | Single | 44 | 1837 | Wambrook, Dorset, England |
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