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Household of Valentine Down (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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.

Valentine Down and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Valentine Down, born in 1841 in Nunney, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. Valentine was the head of the household, married to Jane Down, born in 1843 in Nunney, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Valentine (born 1864 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England), Albert (born 1867 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England), Edward (born 1865 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England), Henry (born 1868 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England), George W (born 1880 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England) and Ella May (born 1881 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Valentine's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1813 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Valentine's Sister, Sarah Ann (born 1854 in Ashwick, Somerset, England) and Valentine's Nephew, Ernest (born 1876 in Clevedon, Somerset, England).


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Valentine Down's household

Male

Valentine

Down

Head
Female

Jane

Down

Wife
Male

Valentine

Down

Son
Male

Albert

Down

Son
Male

Edward

Down

Son
Male

Henry

Down

Son
Male

George W

Down

Son
Female

Ella May

Down

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Whitemore

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah Ann

Maynard

Sister
Male

Ernest

Maynard

Nephew
First name(s) Valentine
Last name Down
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Nunney, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Valentine

Down

Head

Married

40

1841

Nunney, Somerset, England

Jane

Down

Wife

Married

38

1843

Nunney, Somerset, England

Valentine

Down

Son

Single

17

1864

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Albert

Down

Son

Single

14

1867

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Edward

Down

Son

Single

16

1865

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Henry

Down

Son

Single

13

1868

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

George W

Down

Son

Single

1

1880

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Ella May

Down

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Whitemore

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Taunton, Somerset, England

Sarah Ann

Maynard

Sister

Married

27

1854

Ashwick, Somerset, England

Ernest

Maynard

Nephew

Single

5

1876

Clevedon, Somerset, England

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