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Household of Henry W Down (born 1852, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 W Down and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry W Down, born in 1852 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Henry W was the head of the household, married to Josephine L Powers, born in 1857 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Henry L S, born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry W's Mother In Law, Josephine (born 1831 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Henry W's Sister In Law, Emma (born 1858 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Henry W Down's household

Male

Henry W

Down

Head
Female

Josephine L

Powers

Wife
Male

Henry L S

Powers

Son
Female

Josephine

Phillips

Mother In Law
Female

Emma

Phillips

Sister In Law
First name(s) Henry W
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry W

Down

Head

Married

29

1852

Taunton, Somerset, England

Josephine L

Powers

Wife

Married

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Henry L S

Powers

Son

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

Josephine

Phillips

Mother In Law

Widow

50

1831

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Emma

Phillips

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

London, Middlesex, England

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