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Household of Edward Armstrong (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Armstrong, born in 1839 in Spen, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Armstrong, born in 1840 in Barlow, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Rachel (born 1861 in Hooker Gate, Durham, England), William (born 1862 in Spen, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1865 in Burnopfield, Durham, England), Edward (born 1866 in Spen, Durham, England), John (born 1872 in Coalburn, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1875 in Spen, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Spen, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Spen, Durham, England).


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Edward Armstrong's household

Male

Edward

Armstrong

Head
Female

Mary

Armstrong

Wife
Female

Rachel

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

William

Armstrong

Son
Male

Matthew

Armstrong

Son
Male

Edward

Armstrong

Son
Male

John

Armstrong

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Armstrong

Son
Female

Margaret

Armstrong

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Armstrong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Spen, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Armstrong

Head

Married

42

1839

Spen, Durham, England

Mary

Armstrong

Wife

Married

41

1840

Barlow, Durham, England

Rachel

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Hooker Gate, Durham, England

William

Armstrong

Son

Single

19

1862

Spen, Durham, England

Matthew

Armstrong

Son

Single

16

1865

Burnopfield, Durham, England

Edward

Armstrong

Son

Single

15

1866

Spen, Durham, England

John

Armstrong

Son

Single

9

1872

Coalburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Spen, Durham, England

Thomas

Armstrong

Son

Single

4

1877

Spen, Durham, England

Margaret

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Spen, Durham, England

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