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 Robert Downing (born 1831, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, 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.

Robert Downing and 2 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Downing, born in 1831 in Diss, Norfolk, consisted of 3 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Nancy Downing, born in 1849 in Staverton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Fanny Wood, born in 1846 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.


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

Robert Downing's household

Male

Robert

Downing

Head
Female

Nancy

Downing

Wife
Female

Fanny

Wood

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Diss, Norfolk, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Downing

Head

Married

50

1831

Diss, Norfolk, England

Nancy

Downing

Wife

Married

32

1849

Staverton, Devon, England

Fanny

Wood

Servant

Married

35

1846

Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 Robert Downing in Petworth in 1881, and follow the Downing family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Robert Downing

We’ve found Robert Downing in 29 family trees. Find out more about Robert Downing's household and view the Downing family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census