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Household of Christopher Malpus (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Christopher Malpus and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Malpus, born in 1849 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Mary A Malpus, born in 1845 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Durham, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England) and Gamima (born 1880 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Boarder, Samuel (born 1841 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Christopher's Boarder, Thomas (born 1825 in Ireland).


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Christopher Malpus's household

Male

Christopher

Malpus

Head
Female

Mary A

Malpus

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Malpus

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Malpus

Daughter
Female

Gamima

Malpus

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Malpus

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Sochard

Boarder
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Malpus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Malpus

Head

Married

32

1849

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Malpus

Wife

Married

36

1845

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Malpus

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Durham, Durham, England

Mary A

Malpus

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Gamima

Malpus

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Durham, Durham, England

Samuel

Malpus

Boarder

Single

40

1841

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sochard

Boarder

Single

56

1825

Ireland

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