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Household of James Downey (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

James Downey and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Downey, born in 1852 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Downey, born in 1856 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Ann Mc Carthy, born in 1859 in Ireland.


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James Downey's household

Male

James

Downey

Head
Female

Catherine

Downey

Wife
Female

Alice

Downey

Daughter
Female

Ann

Mc Carthy

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Downey

Head

Married

29

1852

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Downey

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Alice

Downey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mc Carthy

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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