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Household of Alexander Turnbull (born 1833)

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 Turnbull and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Turnbull, born in 1833 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Turnbull, born in 1838 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary J (born 1858 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Alexander's Boarder Head, Robert (born 1862 in Felling, Durham, England) and Alexander's Boarder Wife, Margaret A (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Alexander Turnbull's household

Male

Alexander

Turnbull

Head
Female

Margaret

Turnbull

Wife
Female

Mary

Turnbull

Daughter
Male

John

Turnbull

Son
Male

William

Turnbull

Son
Female

Isabella

Turnbull

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Forster

Servant
Male

Robert

Henry

Boarder Head
Female

Margaret A

Henry

Boarder Wife
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Turnbull
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Turnbull

Head

Married

48

1833

Scotland

Margaret

Turnbull

Wife

Married

43

1838

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Turnbull

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Turnbull

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Turnbull

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabella

Turnbull

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Forster

Servant

Single

23

1858

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert

Henry

Boarder Head

Married

19

1862

Felling, Durham, England

Margaret A

Henry

Boarder Wife

Married

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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