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Household of Edward Armstrong (born 1841, Durham)

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.

Edward Armstrong and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Armstrong, born in 1841 in Tanfield, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary J Armstrong, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1862 in Durham, England), Martha (born 1866 in Durham, England), Louisa (born 1868 in Durham, England), John E (born 1870 in Durham, England), Jane M (born 1872 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Edith (born 1875 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Matilda H (born 1878 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and Bertha (born 1880 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, William Gibson, born in 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Edward Armstrong's household

Male

Edward

Armstrong

Head
Female

Mary J

Armstrong

Wife
Male

Robert

Armstrong

Son
Female

Martha

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

John E

Armstrong

Son
Female

Jane M

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Edith

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Matilda H

Armstrong

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

William

Gibson

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Armstrong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tanfield, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Armstrong

Head

Married

40

1841

Tanfield, Durham, England

Mary J

Armstrong

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Armstrong

Son

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

Martha

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

Louisa

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

John E

Armstrong

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Jane M

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Edith

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Matilda H

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Bertha

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Spennymoor, Durham, England

William

Gibson

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

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