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Household of Samuel Downs (born 1846, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, 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.
Samuel Downs and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Downs, born in 1846 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Martha Downs, born in 1851 in Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Johnson (born 1871 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Jesse S (born 1872 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Albert L (born 1873 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Edgar W (born 1874 in Moreton, Cheshire, England) and Adey F (born 1879 in Moreton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, W (born 1862 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Samuel's Servant, W (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), Samuel's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Wales) and Samuel's Servant, Michael (born 1846 in Ireland).
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Samuel Downs's household
Samuel
Downs
Head
Martha
Downs
Wife
Johnson
Downs
Son
Jesse S
Downs
Son
Albert L
Downs
Son
Edgar W
Downs
Son
Adey F
Downs
Daughter
W
Anslow
Servant
W
Dodd
Servant
Mary
James
Servant
Michael
Dooley
Servant
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Downs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Downs | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Martha | Downs | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Cheshire, England | |
Johnson | Downs | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Jesse S | Downs | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Albert L | Downs | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England | |
Edgar W | Downs | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Moreton, Cheshire, England | |
Adey F | Downs | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Moreton, Cheshire, England | |
W | Anslow | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Stafford, Staffordshire, England | |
W | Dodd | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Cheshire, England | |
Mary | James | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Wales | |
Michael | Dooley | Servant | Married | 35 | 1846 | Ireland |
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