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Household of Thomas Downes (born 1836, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Downes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downes, born in 1836 in Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Pemlar Downes, born in 1839 in Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1869 in Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England) and Clara (born 1879 in Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Selina (born 1863 in Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Step Son, William (born 1866 in Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Ann (born 1868 in Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Ruth (born 1870 in Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Step Son, Joseph (born 1873 in Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Downes's household

Male

Thomas

Downes

Head
Female

Pemlar

Downes

Wife
Female

Selina

Hampton

Step Daughter
Male

William

Hampton

Step Son
Female

Ann

Hampton

Step Daughter
Female

Ruth

Hampton

Step Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hampton

Step Son
Male

William

Downes

Son
Male

Thomas

Downes

Son
Female

Clara

Downes

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downes

Head

Married

45

1836

Staffordshire, England

Pemlar

Downes

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England

Selina

Hampton

Step Daughter

Single

18

1863

Staffordshire, England

William

Hampton

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Staffordshire, England

Ann

Hampton

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Hampton

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Hampton

Step Son

Single

8

1873

Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England

William

Downes

Son

Single

12

1869

Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Downes

Son

Single

4

1877

Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Downes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wallbrook, Staffordshire, England

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