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Household of Robert Downing (born 1828, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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 Downing and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Downing, born in 1828 in Lemington, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane M Downing, born in 1830 in Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Annie E (born 1865 in Berkshire, England) and Roy C (born 1870 in Grandpont, Berkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Ellen Norridge, born in 1858 in Coombe, Oxfordshire, England.


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Robert Downing's household

Male

Robert

Downing

Head
Female

Jane M

Downing

Wife
Female

Annie E

Downing

Daughter
Male

Roy C

Downing

Son
Female

Ellen

Norridge

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Lemington, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Downing

Head

Married

53

1828

Lemington, Northumberland, England

Jane M

Downing

Wife

Married

51

1830

Northumberland, England

Annie E

Downing

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Berkshire, England

Roy C

Downing

Son

Single

11

1870

Grandpont, Berkshire, England

Ellen

Norridge

Servant

Single

23

1858

Coombe, Oxfordshire, England

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