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Household of Henry Down (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Henry Down and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Down, born in 1848 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza Down, born in 1849 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Louisa (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England), Grace (born 1878 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Amelia (born 1880 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Oldford, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Lodger, Timothy (born 1844 in Charlton, Kent, England).


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Henry Down's household

Male

Henry

Down

Head
Female

Eliza

Down

Wife
Female

Louisa

Down

Daughter
Female

Grace

Down

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Down

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Symes

Servant
Male

Timothy

Burch

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Peckham, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Down

Head

Married

33

1848

Peckham, Surrey, England

Eliza

Down

Wife

Married

32

1849

Greenwich, Kent, England

Louisa

Down

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Grace

Down

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Deptford, Kent, England

Amelia

Down

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Deptford, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Symes

Servant

Single

17

1864

Oldford, Middlesex, England

Timothy

Burch

Lodger

Widower

37

1844

Charlton, Kent, England

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