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Household of John Downham (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

John Downham and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downham, born in 1851 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Downham, born in 1851 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Fred Ellis, born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Ellis, born in 1818 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England.


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John Downham's household

Male

John

Downham

Head
Female

Mary

Downham

Wife
Male

Fred Ellis

Downham

Son
Female

Sarah

Ellis

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Downham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downham

Head

Married

30

1851

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Downham

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Fred Ellis

Downham

Son

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ellis

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

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