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Household of Alex Henderson (born 1841, Northumberland)

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.

Alex Henderson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Henderson, born in 1841 in Wooler, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jane Henderson, born in 1840 in Belford, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Thomas A (born 1870 in Wooler, Northumberland, England), Joseph T (born 1872 in Northumberland, England), John W (born 1874 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1877 in Hebburn, Durham, England) and George R (born 1880 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Father, Thomas Henderson, born in 1803 in West Newton, Northumberland, England.


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Alex Henderson's household

Male

Alex

Henderson

Head
Female

Jane

Henderson

Wife
Male

Thomas A

Henderson

Son
Male

Joseph T

Henderson

Son
Male

John W

Henderson

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Henderson

Daughter
Male

George R

Henderson

Son
Male

Thomas

Henderson

Father
First name(s) Alex
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wooler, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Henderson

Head

Married

40

1841

Wooler, Northumberland, England

Jane

Henderson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Belford, Northumberland, England

Thomas A

Henderson

Son

Single

11

1870

Wooler, Northumberland, England

Joseph T

Henderson

Son

Single

9

1872

Northumberland, England

John W

Henderson

Son

Single

7

1874

Hebburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Henderson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hebburn, Durham, England

George R

Henderson

Son

Single

1

1880

Hebburn, Durham, England

Thomas

Henderson

Father

Widower

78

1803

West Newton, Northumberland, England

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