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Household of George Downs (born 1829, Rutland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Solihull, Warwickshire, 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 Downs and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Downs, born in 1829 in Tinwell, Rutland, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Downs, born in 1839 in St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 7 children; Florence E (born 1868 in Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England), Frederick O (born 1869 in Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England), Ada O (born 1872 in Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England), Henrietta (born 1873 in Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England), Alice G (born 1875 in Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England), Edith M (born 1878 in Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England) and Mabel E (born 1880 in Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, George (born 1821 in Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England), George's Servant, Maria (born 1858 in Dickens Heath, Warwickshire, England) and George's Servant, Lucy (born 1865 in Earlswood, Warwickshire, England).


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George Downs's household

Male

George

Downs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Downs

Wife
Female

Florence E

Downs

Daughter
Male

Frederick O

Downs

Son
Female

Ada O

Downs

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Downs

Daughter
Female

Alice G

Downs

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Downs

Daughter
Female

Mabel E

Downs

Daughter
Male

George

Hayes

Servant
Female

Maria

Gregory

Servant
Female

Lucy

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Tinwell, Rutland, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Downs

Head

Married

52

1829

Tinwell, Rutland, England

Elizabeth

Downs

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England

Florence E

Downs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England

Frederick O

Downs

Son

Single

12

1869

Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England

Ada O

Downs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England

Henrietta

Downs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England

Alice G

Downs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England

Edith M

Downs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England

Mabel E

Downs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England

George

Hayes

Servant

Widower

60

1821

Hockley Heath, Warwickshire, England

Maria

Gregory

Servant

Single

23

1858

Dickens Heath, Warwickshire, England

Lucy

Shaw

Servant

Single

16

1865

Earlswood, Warwickshire, England

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