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Household of Thomas Down (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Thomas Down and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Down, born in 1833 in Shebbear, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Down, born in 1838 in Redruth, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; William Thos (born 1859 in Cornwall, England), John Paul (born 1864 in Cornwall, England), Bessy (born 1868 in Durham, England), Jane Ann (born 1871 in Durham, England) and Mabel Grace (born 1876 in Lanchester, Durham, England).


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Thomas Down's household

Male

Thomas

Down

Head
Female

Mary

Down

Wife
Male

William Thos

Down

Son
Male

John Paul

Down

Son
Female

Bessy

Down

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Down

Daughter
Female

Mabel Grace

Down

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Shebbear, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Down

Head

Married

48

1833

Shebbear, Devon, England

Mary

Down

Wife

Married

43

1838

Redruth, Cornwall, England

William Thos

Down

Son

Single

22

1859

Cornwall, England

John Paul

Down

Son

Single

17

1864

Cornwall, England

Bessy

Down

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Jane Ann

Down

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Mabel Grace

Down

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lanchester, Durham, England

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