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Household of Thomas Downs (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 Downs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Downs, born in 1850 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Downs, born in 1852 in Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Samuel (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Downs's household

Male

Thomas

Downs

Head
Female

Jane

Downs

Wife
Male

Thomas

Downs

Son
Male

Samuel

Downs

Son
Female

Jane

Downs

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Downs

Son
Female

Eliza

Downs

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Downs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Downs

Head

Married

31

1850

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Jane

Downs

Wife

Married

29

1852

Surrey, England

Thomas

Downs

Son

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Downs

Son

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Jane

Downs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Downs

Son

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Downs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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