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Household of Henry Down (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 1852 in Teignmouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Down, born in 1853 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Eva (born 1876 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Kate (born 1878 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1878 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and Frances (born 1880 in Teignmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Mary Ellen Knight, born in 1858 in Teignmouth, Devon, England.


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Henry Down's household

Male

Henry

Down

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Down

Wife
Female

Eva

Down

Daughter
Female

Kate

Down

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Down

Daughter
Female

Frances

Down

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Knight

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Teignmouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Down

Head

Married

29

1852

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Down

Wife

Married

28

1853

Brixham, Devon, England

Eva

Down

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Kate

Down

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Lucy

Down

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Frances

Down

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Mary Ellen

Knight

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Teignmouth, Devon, England

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