Richard
Haydon
Down
Born about in Landcross, Devon, England
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Almond Down
and Hannah (Haydon) Down
Brother of
Jane Elizabeth (Down) Ford, Mary Haydon Down, Henry Down, Sarah (Down) Crellin, Kelland Down and John Langdon Haydon (Down) Langdon-Down
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 79
in Torpoint, Cornwall, England
Profile last modified
This page has been accessed 31 times.
Biography
In the 1841 census Richard (age 30) was in Fore Street Torpoint, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall, England.[1]
Richard married Susanna Durant in the third quarter of 1843 in the Okehampton registration district. [2]
In the 1851 census Richard (age 40), Grocer & c, was the married head of household on Fore Street, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall, England.[3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Richard H Down | Head | Married | M | 40 | Grocer & c | Landcross, Devon, England |
| John L H Down | Brother | Unmarried | M | 22 | Grocer & c | Cornwall, England |
| Susanna Down | Wife | Married | F | 42 | Wife | |
| Hannah Down | Mother | Married | F | 66 | Mother | |
| Elizabeth A Down | Daughter | F | 6 | Scholar | ||
| Mary H Down | Daughter | F | 4 | Scholar | ||
| Ellen D Down | Daughter | F | 2 | At home | ||
| Mary E Ford | Visitor | F | 16 | Minister's daughter | ||
| Mary E Stephens | Visitor | F | 14 | Grocers daughter | ||
| Mary A Colenso | Assistant | F | 22 | Assistant | ||
| Enna M Gregory | Aprentice | F | 16 | Assistant & (app) | ||
| James Adams | Assistant | M | 17 | Grocer's assistant | ||
| Mary Ann Bastow | Servant | Unmarried | F | 20 | House servant | St Germans, Cornwall, England |
| Matilda Jackson | Servant | Unmarried | F | 15 | House servant | Cornwall, England |
In the 1861 census Richard (age 50), Grocer draper & c, was the married head of household at 26, Fore Street, Antony St Jacob, St Germans, Cornwall, England.[4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Richard Down | Head | Married | M | 50 | Grocer draper & c | Landcross, Devon, England |
| Susanna Down | Wife | Married | F | 52 | North Tawton, Devon, England | |
| Hannah Down | Mother | F | 76 | Proprietor of houses | Brampton, Devon, England | |
| Elizabeth Down | Daughter | F | 16 | Torpoint, Cornwall, England | ||
| Henry W Down | Nephew | M | 9 | Scholar | Saunton, Somerset, England | |
| Mary E Stephens | Apprentice | Unmarried | F | 34 | Manager of draper business | Devon, England |
| Lavinia Northcott | Apprentice | Unmarried | F | 16 | Apprentice drapery | Devon, England |
| Thomazin P Smith | Apprentice | F | 15 | Apprentice grocery | Devon, England | |
| Charles Sreeraman | Apprentice | Unmarried | M | 16 | Apprentice grocery | Stoodleigh, Devon, England |
| Mary Phillips | Servant | Unmarried | F | 22 | Domestic servant | Cornwall, England |
In the 1871 census Richard (age 60) was the head of household on Fore Street, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall, England.[5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Richard H Down | Head | M | 60 | Devon, England | ||
| Susanna Down | Wife | F | 62 | Devon, England | ||
| Elizabeth A Down | Daughter | F | 26 | Cornwall, England | ||
| Mary H Down | Daughter | F | 24 | Cornwall, England | ||
| George Windsor | Assistant | M | 29 | Devon, England | ||
| Richard H Lee | Shopman | M | 17 | Cornwall, England | ||
| Emma Tuohy | Assistant | F | 19 | Kent, England | ||
| Kathleen Lynch | Assistant | F | 19 | Cornwall, England | ||
| Mary J Phillips | Servant | F | 32 | Cornwall, England |
In the 1881 census Richard (age 70), Chemist & grocer employing 2 men & 2 boys, was the married head of household in Elm Cottage, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall, England.[6]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| R H Down | Head | Married | M | 70 | Chemist & grocer employing 2 men & 2 boys | Landcross, Devon, England |
| Susanna Down | Wife | Married | F | 72 | Chemist & grocer wife | Devon, England |
| Mary Down | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 34 | Chemist daur | Cornwall, England |
| Fanny Roberts | Servant | Unmarried | F | 18 | General serv domestic | Portland, Dorset, England |
| George Windsor | Assistant | Unmarried | M | 39 | Chemists assistant | Devonport, Devon, England |
Richard's death (age 79) was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1890 in the St Germans district.[7]
Sources
- ↑
1841 Census:
"1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: HO107; Piece number: 135; Page: 10; Schedule: 28
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 15 May 2023)
Richard Down (30) in Fore Street Torpoint, Antony in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index"
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 15 May 2023)
Down, Richard Haydon.
GRO Reference: 1843 Jul-Aug-Sep in Okehampton Volume 10 Page 279. - ↑
1851 Census:
"1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: HO107; Piece number: 1900; Folio: 134; Page: 17; Schedule: 73
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 15 May 2023)
Richard H Down (40), married, Grocer & c, head of household on Fore Street, Antony in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in England. - ↑
1861 Census:
"1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG09; Piece number: 1523; Folio: 10; Page: 11; Schedule: 80
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 15 May 2023)
Richard Down (50), married, Grocer draper & c, head of household at 26, Fore Street, Antony St Jacob in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. - ↑
1871 Census:
"1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG10; Piece number: 2229; Folio: 10; Page: 11; Schedule: 72
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 15 May 2023)
Richard H Down (60) head of household on Fore Street, Antony in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in England. - ↑
1881 Census:
"1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG11; Piece number: 2280; Folio: 56; Page: 42; Schedule: 578
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 15 May 2023)
R H Down (70), married, Chemist & grocer employing 2 men & 2 boys, head of household in Elm Cottage, Antony in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in England. - ↑
Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 15 May 2023)
Down, Richard Haydon (Age at death: 79).
GRO Reference: 1890 Apr-May-Jun in St Germans Volume 05C Page 25.
Is Richard your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Richard's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test.
No known carriers of Richard's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Richard is 18 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 24 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 19 degrees from George Catlin, 24 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 31 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 19 degrees from George Grinnell, 27 degrees from Anton Kröller, 21 degrees from Stephen Mather, 23 degrees from Kara McKean, 24 degrees from John Muir, 16 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 32 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.