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Household of Martha Downs (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.

Martha Downs and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Downs, born in 1827 in Bradshaw, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Emma, born 1867 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Lodger, Elizabeth Earnshaw, born in 1814 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England.


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Martha Downs's household

Female

Martha

Downs

Head
Female

Emma

Downs

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Earnshaw

Lodger
First name(s) Martha
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bradshaw, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Downs

Head

Widow

54

1827

Bradshaw, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Downs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Earnshaw

Lodger

Single

67

1814

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

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