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Household of Ellen Onions (born 1839, Northumberland)

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.

Ellen Onions and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Onions, born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Richard (born 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William (born 1870 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Isaac (born 1876 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Robert L (born 1878 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Boarder, John Leslie, born in 1856 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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Ellen Onions's household

Female

Ellen

Onions

Head
Male

Richard

Onions

Son
Male

William

Onions

Son
Female

Ellen

Onions

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Onions

Son
Male

Robert L

Onions

Son
Male

John

Leslie

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Onions
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Onions

Head

Widow

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Richard

Onions

Son

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Onions

Son

Single

11

1870

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ellen

Onions

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isaac

Onions

Son

Single

5

1876

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert L

Onions

Son

Single

3

1878

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Leslie

Boarder

Single

25

1856

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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