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Household of Robert Downes (born 1827, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

Robert Downes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Downes, born in 1827 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Downes, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1850 in Sutton, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1862 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Hubert C J Holland, born in 1856 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.


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Robert Downes's household

Male

Robert

Downes

Head
Female

Mary

Downes

Wife
Male

William

Downes

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Downes

Daughter
Male

Hubert C J

Holland

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Downes

Head

Married

54

1827

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Downes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Downes

Son

Single

31

1850

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Downes

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Hubert C J

Holland

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

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