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Household of Elizabeth Cornforth (born 1850, Durham)
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.
Elizabeth Cornforth and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Cornforth, born in 1850 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Ruth A (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), John W (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Richard O (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Boarder, William Redhead, born in 1831 in Hedworth, Durham, England.
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Elizabeth Cornforth's household
Elizabeth
Cornforth
Head
Ruth A
Cornforth
Daughter
John W
Cornforth
Son
Richard O
Cornforth
Son
William
Redhead
Boarder
| First name(s) | Elizabeth |
| Last name | Cornforth |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elizabeth | Cornforth | Head | Widow | 31 | 1850 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Ruth A | Cornforth | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
John W | Cornforth | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Richard O | Cornforth | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William | Redhead | Boarder | Widower | 50 | 1831 | Hedworth, Durham, England |
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