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Household of Abraham Skelton (born 1823, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.
Abraham Skelton and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Skelton, born in 1823 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Mary Skelton, born in 1825 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1849 in Durham, Durham, England), John (born 1854 in -), Charles (born 1856 in -) and Mary Jane (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Lucy (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Grand Daughter Son, Robert (born 1876 in Kelloe, Durham, England) and Abraham's Visitor, Fanny (born 1845 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
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Abraham Skelton's household
Abraham
Skelton
Head
Mary
Skelton
Wife
Elizabeth
Blakey
Daughter
John
Skelton
Son
Charles
Skelton
Son
Mary Jane
Skelton
Daughter
Elizabeth
Blakey
Grand Daughter
Lucy
Blakey
Grand Daughter
Robert
Blakey
Grand Daughter Son
Fanny
Wool
Visitor
| First name(s) | Abraham |
| Last name | Skelton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Durham, Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham | Skelton | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Durham, Durham, England | |
Mary | Skelton | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Blakey | Daughter | Married | 32 | 1849 | Durham, Durham, England | |
John | Skelton | Son | Single | 27 | 1854 | - | |
Charles | Skelton | Son | Single | 25 | 1856 | - | |
Mary Jane | Skelton | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Durham, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Blakey | Grand Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Lucy | Blakey | Grand Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Robert | Blakey | Grand Daughter Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Kelloe, Durham, England | |
Fanny | Wool | Visitor | Married | 36 | 1845 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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