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Household of Francis Downing (born 1827, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

Francis Downing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Downing, born in 1827 in Dudley, Worcestershire, consisted of 7 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Sarah Downing, born in 1829 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; Lydia (born 1861 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Francis (born 1863 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Phoebe (born 1866 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England) and John D (born 1871 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Joseph, born 1875 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.


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Francis Downing's household

Male

Francis

Downing

Head
Female

Sarah

Downing

Wife
Female

Lydia

Downing

Daughter
Male

Francis

Downing

Son
Female

Phoebe

Downing

Daughter
Male

John D

Downing

Son
Male

Joseph

Downing

Grand Son
First name(s) Francis
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Downing

Head

Married

54

1827

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Downing

Wife

Married

52

1829

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Lydia

Downing

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Francis

Downing

Son

Single

18

1863

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Downing

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

John D

Downing

Son

Single

10

1871

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Downing

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

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