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Household of George Douglas (born 1847, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

George Douglas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Douglas, born in 1847 in Alnwick, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sydney M Douglas, born in 1848 in Staithes, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George B (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sydney A (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Helena M (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth G (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Brother In Law, John T (born 1854 in Yorkshire, England) and George's Servant, Hannah M (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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George Douglas's household

Male

George

Douglas

Head
Female

Sydney M

Douglas

Wife
Male

George B

Douglas

Son
Male

Sydney A

Douglas

Son
Female

Helena M

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth G

Douglas

Daughter
Male

John T

Beadneall

Brother In Law
Female

Hannah M

Renney

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Douglas

Head

Married

34

1847

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Sydney M

Douglas

Wife

Married

33

1848

Staithes, Yorkshire, England

George B

Douglas

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sydney A

Douglas

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Helena M

Douglas

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth G

Douglas

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

John T

Beadneall

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Renney

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

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