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Household of John Downs (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Downs, born in 1854 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Downs, born in 1850 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith A (born 1877 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude A (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and John Wm (born 1880 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Lucy Coates, born in 1867 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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John Downs's household

Male

John

Downs

Head
Female

Matilda

Downs

Wife
Female

Edith A

Downs

Daughter
Female

Gertrude A

Downs

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Downs

Son
Female

Lucy

Coates

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Downs

Head

Married

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Downs

Wife

Married

31

1850

Yorkshire, England

Edith A

Downs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude A

Downs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Downs

Son

Single

1

1880

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Coates

Servant

Single

14

1867

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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