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Household of Abraham W Skipper (born 1838, Norfolk)

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.

Abraham W Skipper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham W Skipper, born in 1838 in Brancaster, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Abraham W was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mason E C (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), James (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Ernest (born 1875 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham W's Mother In Law, Rose (born 1815 in Stanhoe, Norfolk, England), Abraham W's Boarder, John W (born 1857 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England) and Abraham W's Boarder, Johnson T H (born 1844 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England).


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Abraham W Skipper's household

Male

Abraham W

Skipper

Head
Male

Mason E C

Skipper

Son
Male

James

Skipper

Son
Male

Ernest

Skipper

Son
Female

Rose

Collinson

Mother In Law
Male

John W

Trainer

Boarder
Male

Johnson T H

Sutherland

Boarder
First name(s) Abraham W
Last name Skipper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Brancaster, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham W

Skipper

Head

Widower

43

1838

Brancaster, Norfolk, England

Mason E C

Skipper

Son

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

James

Skipper

Son

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ernest

Skipper

Son

Single

6

1875

Jarrow, Durham, England

Rose

Collinson

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Stanhoe, Norfolk, England

John W

Trainer

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Johnson T H

Sutherland

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

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