Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Richard Downey (born 1851, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Richard Downey and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Downey, born in 1851 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Dinah Downey, born in 1859 in Madeley, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1880 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Brother In Law, John Brayford, born in 1870 in Madeley, Staffordshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Richard Downey's household

Male

Richard

Downey

Head
Female

Dinah

Downey

Wife
Female

Ellen

Downey

Daughter
Male

John

Brayford

Brother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Downey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Downey

Head

Married

30

1851

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Dinah

Downey

Wife

Married

22

1859

Madeley, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Downey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

John

Brayford

Brother In Law

Single

11

1870

Madeley, Staffordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Downey in Newcastle under Lyme in 1881, and follow the Downey family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Downey

We’ve found Richard Downey in 138 family trees. Find out more about Richard Downey's household and view the Downey family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census