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Household of Alexander Cape (born 1844)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.
Alexander Cape and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cape, born in 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Cape, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1868 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1871 in Usworth, Durham, England), Catharine (born 1873 in Usworth, Durham, England) and John (born 1853 in Pittington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder Head, John (born 1831 in Lumley, Durham, England) and Alexander's Daughter Grand Daughter, Isabella (born 1873 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England).
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Alexander Cape's household
Alexander
Cape
Head
Ann
Cape
Wife
Mary
Cape
Daughter
Alexander
Cape
Son
Catharine
Cape
Daughter
John
Shields
Boarder Head
John
Shields
Son
Isabella
Shields
Daughter Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cape |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cape | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Ireland | |
Ann | Cape | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Scotland | |
Mary | Cape | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Brancepeth, Durham, England | |
Alexander | Cape | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Usworth, Durham, England | |
Catharine | Cape | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Usworth, Durham, England | |
John | Shields | Boarder Head | Widower | 50 | 1831 | Lumley, Durham, England | |
John | Shields | Son | - | 28 | 1853 | Pittington, Durham, England | |
Isabella | Shields | Daughter Grand Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sherburn Hill, Durham, England |
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