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Household of Samuel Downes (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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.

Samuel Downes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Downes, born in 1838 in Ripon, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Frances Downes, born in 1838 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England), William (born 1868 in Darlington, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), Minnie (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England), Tom (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England) and John (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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Samuel Downes's household

Male

Samuel

Downes

Head
Female

Frances

Downes

Wife
Female

Mary

Downes

Daughter
Male

William

Downes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Downes

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Downes

Daughter
Male

Tom

Downes

Son
Male

John

Downes

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Downes

Head

Married

43

1838

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Downes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Downes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Downes

Son

Single

13

1868

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Downes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

Minnie

Downes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

Tom

Downes

Son

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

John

Downes

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

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