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Household of Fanny L Downs (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Fanny L Downs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fanny L Downs, born in 1836 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Fanny L was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Jane (born 1859 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Betsey (born 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), George E (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Tom Hy (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Fanny L's Visitor, Lilly M Jackson, born in 1879 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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Fanny L Downs's household

Female

Fanny L

Downs

Head
Female

Jane

Downs

Daughter
Female

Betsey

Downs

Daughter
Female

Emma

Downs

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Downs

Son
Male

George E

Downs

Son
Male

Tom Hy

Downs

Son
Female

Lilly M

Jackson

Visitor
First name(s) Fanny L
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fanny L

Downs

Head

Widow

45

1836

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Downs

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Betsey

Downs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Downs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Downs

Son

Single

10

1871

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

George E

Downs

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Tom Hy

Downs

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Lilly M

Jackson

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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