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Household of John Downs (born 1825)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, 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 Downs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1825 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget Downs, born in 1830 in Ireland. They had 1 grandchild; Patrick, born 1878 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1841 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1830 in Scotland), John's Lodger, Agnes (born 1829 in Scotland), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1819 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, Samuel (born 1860 in -).


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Bridget

Downs

Wife
Male

Patrick

Mears

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Rice

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Mc Giveran

Lodger
Female

Agnes

Mc Giveran

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Morris

Lodger
Male

George

Coll

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Bevan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Bridget

Downs

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Patrick

Mears

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Rice

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Ireland

Thomas

Mc Giveran

Lodger

Married

51

1830

Scotland

Agnes

Mc Giveran

Lodger

Married

52

1829

Scotland

Thomas

Morris

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Coll

Lodger

Single

62

1819

City of London, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Bevan

Lodger

Single

21

1860

-

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