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Household of Nathan Downing (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Nathan Downing and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nathan Downing, born in 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Nathan was the head of the household, married to Eliza L Downing, born in 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John W (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles E (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Harriet A (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Nathan Downing's household

Male

Nathan

Downing

Head
Female

Eliza L

Downing

Wife
Male

John W

Downing

Son
Male

Charles E

Downing

Son
Male

Frank

Downing

Son
Female

Harriet A

Downing

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Downing

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Downing

Daughter
First name(s) Nathan
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nathan

Downing

Head

Married

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza L

Downing

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John W

Downing

Son

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles E

Downing

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Downing

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet A

Downing

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Downing

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Downing

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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