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Household of David Wemyss (born 1854, Northumberland)

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.

David Wemyss and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wemyss, born in 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wemyss, born in 1855 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1878 in West Harton, Durham, England) and David (born 1880 in West Harton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Sister, Margaret Ann Wemyss, born in 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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David Wemyss's household

Male

David

Wemyss

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wemyss

Wife
Female

Ann

Wemyss

Daughter
Male

David

Wemyss

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Wemyss

Sister
First name(s) David
Last name Wemyss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wemyss

Head

Married

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Wemyss

Wife

Married

26

1855

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann

Wemyss

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Harton, Durham, England

David

Wemyss

Son

Single

1

1880

West Harton, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Wemyss

Sister

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

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