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Household of John Downes (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

John Downes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downes, born in 1837 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Downes, born in 1837 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1862 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1866 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1869 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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John Downes's household

Male

John

Downes

Head
Female

Esther

Downes

Wife
Male

John

Downes

Son
Female

Jane

Downes

Daughter
Male

Harry

Downes

Son
Female

Annie

Downes

Daughter
Male

George

Downes

Son
Female

Catherine

Downes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Downes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downes

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Esther

Downes

Wife

Married

44

1837

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Downes

Son

Single

19

1862

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Downes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Downes

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Downes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

George

Downes

Son

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine

Downes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary

Downes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

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