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Household of Thomas Downham (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, Lancashire, 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 Downham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downham, born in 1835 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Downham, born in 1835 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1862 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Mary Agnes (born 1873 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1879 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Agnes Thexton, born in 1803 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Downham's household

Male

Thomas

Downham

Head
Female

Annie

Downham

Wife
Male

Joseph

Downham

Son
Male

Thomas

Downham

Son
Female

Mary Agnes

Downham

Daughter
Female

Annie

Downham

Daughter
Male

George

Downham

Son
Female

Agnes

Thexton

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downham

Head

Married

46

1835

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Downham

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Joseph

Downham

Son

Single

19

1862

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Downham

Son

Single

10

1871

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Mary Agnes

Downham

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Downham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

George

Downham

Son

Single

2

1879

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Thexton

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

York, Yorkshire, England

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