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Household of Alexander Donkin (born 1837, Durham)
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.
Alexander Donkin and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Donkin, born in 1837 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Donkin, born in 1841 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1849 in South Shields, Durham, England), Alexander's Niece, Margaret Jane (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Alexander's Nephew, James (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).
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Alexander Donkin's household
Alexander
Donkin
Head
Jane
Donkin
Wife
William
Donkin
Son
Margaret
Straughen
Sister In Law
Margaret Jane
Straughen
Niece
James
Straughen
Nephew
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Donkin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Donkin | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Jane | Donkin | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William | Donkin | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Straughen | Sister In Law | Widow | 32 | 1849 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Margaret Jane | Straughen | Niece | Single | 9 | 1872 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
James | Straughen | Nephew | Single | 2 | 1879 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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