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Household of Joel Downes (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Joel Downes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joel Downes, born in 1829 in Poynton, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. Joel was the head of the household, married to Margaret Downes, born in 1829 in Morley, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1860 in Normanton Spring, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Margaret, born 1879 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England.


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Joel Downes's household

Male

Joel

Downes

Head
Female

Margaret

Downes

Wife
Male

James

Downes

Son
Female

Margaret

Lindley

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joel
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Poynton, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joel

Downes

Head

Married

52

1829

Poynton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Downes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Morley, Cheshire, England

James

Downes

Son

Single

21

1860

Normanton Spring, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Lindley

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

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