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Household of Joseph Downs (born 1834, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Grinstead, Sussex, 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.

Joseph Downs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Downs, born in 1834 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Downs, born in 1834 in West Malling, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Allen (born 1863 in Cranbrook, Kent, England), Leonard (born 1865 in West Malling, Kent, England), Earnest (born 1868 in Cranbrook, Kent, England), Percival (born 1871 in Cranbrook, Kent, England), Walter S (born 1874 in Hartfield, Sussex, England) and Reginald M (born 1877 in Hartfield, Sussex, England).


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Joseph Downs's household

Male

Joseph

Downs

Head
Female

Mary

Downs

Wife
Male

Allen

Downs

Son
Male

Leonard

Downs

Son
Male

Earnest

Downs

Son
Male

Percival

Downs

Son
Male

Walter S

Downs

Son
Male

Reginald M

Downs

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Downs

Head

Married

47

1834

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Mary

Downs

Wife

Married

47

1834

West Malling, Kent, England

Allen

Downs

Son

Single

18

1863

Cranbrook, Kent, England

Leonard

Downs

Son

Single

16

1865

West Malling, Kent, England

Earnest

Downs

Son

Single

13

1868

Cranbrook, Kent, England

Percival

Downs

Son

Single

10

1871

Cranbrook, Kent, England

Walter S

Downs

Son

Single

7

1874

Hartfield, Sussex, England

Reginald M

Downs

Son

Single

4

1877

Hartfield, Sussex, England

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