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Household of Alexander Urwin (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 Urwin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Urwin, born in 1840 in Earsdon, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Urwin, born in 1840 in Gosforth, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Ralph (born 1865 in Benton, Northumberland, England), James (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John (born 1873 in Winlaton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father In Law, James Atkinson, born in 1816 in Gosforth, Northumberland, England.


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Alexander Urwin's household

Male

Alexander

Urwin

Head
Female

Mary

Urwin

Wife
Male

Ralph

Urwin

Son
Male

James

Urwin

Son
Male

John

Urwin

Son
Male

James

Atkinson

Father In Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Urwin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Urwin

Head

Married

41

1840

Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Mary

Urwin

Wife

Married

41

1840

Gosforth, Northumberland, England

Ralph

Urwin

Son

Single

16

1865

Benton, Northumberland, England

James

Urwin

Son

Single

15

1866

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Urwin

Son

Single

8

1873

Winlaton, Durham, England

James

Atkinson

Father In Law

Widower

65

1816

Gosforth, Northumberland, England

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