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Household of Alexander Mavis (born 1830, Cumberland)

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 Mavis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mavis, born in 1830 in Longtown, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary F H Mavis, born in 1832 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Sarah C (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1870 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Francis J (born 1871 in Jarrow, Durham, England), James A (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Lilla D (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Alda (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Laura (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mothe In Law, Sarah Nicholson, born in 1807 in Penrith, Cumberland, England.


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Alexander Mavis's household

Male

Alexander

Mavis

Head
Female

Mary F H

Mavis

Wife
Female

Sarah C

Mavis

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Mavis

Daughter
Male

Francis J

Mavis

Son
Male

James A

Mavis

Son
Female

Lilla D

Mavis

Daughter
Female

Alda

Mavis

Daughter
Female

Laura

Mavis

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Mothe In Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mavis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Longtown, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mavis

Head

Married

51

1830

Longtown, Cumberland, England

Mary F H

Mavis

Wife

Married

49

1832

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah C

Mavis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary E

Mavis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Jarrow, Durham, England

Francis J

Mavis

Son

Single

10

1871

Jarrow, Durham, England

James A

Mavis

Son

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

Lilla D

Mavis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Alda

Mavis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Laura

Mavis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Mothe In Law

Widow

74

1807

Penrith, Cumberland, England

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