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Household of George B Downing (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 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.

George B Downing and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George B Downing, born in 1823 in Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. George B was the head of the household, married to Eliza Downing, born in 1830 in Haxey, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; Arthur, born 1876 in Haxey, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George B's Visitor, James (born 1847 in Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England), George B's Visitor, Ann E (born 1857 in Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England), George B's Visitor, George (born 1879 in Moss, Yorkshire, England) and George B's Visitor, John (born 1880 in Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England).


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George B Downing's household

Male

George B

Downing

Head
Female

Eliza

Downing

Wife
Male

Arthur

Downing

Son
Male

James

Kitchen

Visitor
Female

Ann E

Kitchen

Visitor
Male

George

Kitchen

Visitor
Male

John

Kitchen

Visitor
First name(s) George B
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George B

Downing

Head

Married

58

1823

Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Downing

Wife

Married

51

1830

Haxey, Lincolnshire, England

Arthur

Downing

Son

Single

5

1876

Haxey, Lincolnshire, England

James

Kitchen

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Kitchen

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England

George

Kitchen

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Moss, Yorkshire, England

John

Kitchen

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England

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