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Household of John Downs (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Downs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1828 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Downs, born in 1830 in St Martins, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1860 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), John (born 1862 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England) and Alfred (born 1866 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Rebecca

Downs

Wife
Male

Robert

Downs

Son
Male

John

Downs

Son
Male

Alfred

Downs

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

53

1828

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Downs

Wife

Married

51

1830

St Martins, Middlesex, England

Robert

Downs

Son

Single

21

1860

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

John

Downs

Son

Single

19

1862

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Alfred

Downs

Son

Single

15

1866

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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