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Household of John Downs (born 1827, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1827 in Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Downs, born in 1845 in Essex, England. They had 4 children; Louisa (born 1872 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Edward (born 1875 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Albert (born 1876 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, Edward Lesichi, born in 1792 in Poland (Russia).


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Harriet

Downs

Wife
Female

Louisa

Downs

Daughter
Male

Edward

Downs

Son
Male

Albert

Downs

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Downs

Daughter
Male

Edward

Lesichi

Father
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

54

1827

Kent, England

Harriet

Downs

Wife

Married

36

1845

Essex, England

Louisa

Downs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edward

Downs

Son

Single

6

1875

Greenwich, Kent, England

Albert

Downs

Son

Single

5

1876

Greenwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Downs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edward

Lesichi

Father

Widower

89

1792

Poland (Russia)

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