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Household of Nicholas Downing (born 1851, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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.

Nicholas Downing and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Downing, born in 1851 in Wolsingham, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Esther Downing, born in 1847 in Ellington, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Phoebe E (born 1877 in Stockton, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1878 in Stockton, Durham, England), John F (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Ethel E (born 1881 in Stockton, Durham, England).


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Nicholas Downing's household

Male

Nicholas

Downing

Head
Female

Esther

Downing

Wife
Female

Phoebe E

Downing

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Downing

Daughter
Male

John F

Downing

Son
Female

Ethel E

Downing

Daughter
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wolsingham, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Downing

Head

Married

30

1851

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Esther

Downing

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ellington, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe E

Downing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary A

Downing

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stockton, Durham, England

John F

Downing

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

Ethel E

Downing

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stockton, Durham, England

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