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Household of Thomas Downing (born 1853, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, London,Middlesex, 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 Downing and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downing, born in 1853 in Mellis, Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Esther Downing, born in 1855 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; E I (born 1877 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Thomas Hy (born 1879 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Flor E (born 1881 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Downing's household

Male

Thomas

Downing

Head
Female

Esther

Downing

Wife
Female

E I

Downing

Daughter
Male

Thomas Hy

Downing

Son
Female

Flor E

Downing

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Mellis, Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downing

Head

Married

28

1853

Mellis, Suffolk, England

Esther

Downing

Wife

Married

26

1855

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

E I

Downing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Thomas Hy

Downing

Son

Single

2

1879

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Flor E

Downing

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

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