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Household of David Akenhead (born 1820, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

David Akenhead and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Akenhead, born in 1820 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Akenhead, born in 1819 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1849 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1846 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alexander, born 1880 in York, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1842 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), David's Servant, Hannah (born 1859 in Claxton, Yorkshire, England), David's Servant, Hannah (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England) and David's Servant, Annie (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England).


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David Akenhead's household

Male

David

Akenhead

Head
Female

Mary

Akenhead

Wife
Male

John

Akenhead

Son
Female

Hannah

Forbes

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Caveen

Servant
Female

Hannah

Herring

Servant
Female

Hannah

Dukes

Servant
Female

Annie

Robinson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Akenhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Akenhead

Head

Married

61

1820

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

Akenhead

Wife

Married

62

1819

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Akenhead

Son

Single

32

1849

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Hannah

Forbes

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Alexander

Forbes

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

York, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Caveen

Servant

Single

39

1842

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Hannah

Herring

Servant

Single

22

1859

Claxton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Dukes

Servant

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Annie

Robinson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

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