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Household of Edward Layton (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 Layton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Layton, born in 1847 in Low Fell, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Layton, born in 1850 in Sutton, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England), Market (born 1871 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England), Mary (born 1873 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Ester (born 1881 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Sister In Law, Ester (born 1844 in Hetton, Durham, England), Edward's Niece, Market (born 1876 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Edward's Nephew, Thomas (born 1880 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).


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Edward Layton's household

Male

Edward

Layton

Head
Female

Dorothy

Layton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Layton

Son
Female

Market

Layton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Layton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Layton

Daughter
Male

John

Layton

Son
Female

Ester

Layton

Daughter
Female

Ester

Banbridge

Sister In Law
Female

Market

Banbridge

Niece
Male

Thomas

Banbridge

Nephew
First name(s) Edward
Last name Layton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Low Fell, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Layton

Head

Married

34

1847

Low Fell, Durham, England

Dorothy

Layton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sutton, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Layton

Son

Single

15

1866

Nettlesworth, Durham, England

Market

Layton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Nettlesworth, Durham, England

Mary

Layton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Nettlesworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Layton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

John

Layton

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Ester

Layton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Ester

Banbridge

Sister In Law

Widow

37

1844

Hetton, Durham, England

Market

Banbridge

Niece

Single

5

1876

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Thomas

Banbridge

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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