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Household of Abel Toothell (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Abel Toothell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Toothell, born in 1836 in Keighley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Frances Toothell, born in 1844 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1849 in South Shields, Durham, England), Susanna (born 1869 in Leeds, Kent, England), Benjamin (born 1872 in Durham, England), Catherine (born 1875 in Durham, England), Mary (born 1878 in Durham, England) and John (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Mother, Frances Twaties, born in 1794 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Abel Toothell's household

Male

Abel

Toothell

Head
Female

Frances

Toothell

Wife
Male

James

Toothell

Son
Female

Susanna

Toothell

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Toothell

Son
Female

Catherine

Toothell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Toothell

Daughter
Male

John

Toothell

Son
Female

Frances

Twaties

Mother
First name(s) Abel
Last name Toothell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Toothell

Head

Married

45

1836

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Toothell

Wife

Married

37

1844

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Toothell

Son

Single

32

1849

South Shields, Durham, England

Susanna

Toothell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Kent, England

Benjamin

Toothell

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Catherine

Toothell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Mary

Toothell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

John

Toothell

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Frances

Twaties

Mother

Widow

87

1794

South Shields, Durham, England

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