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Household of George Rule (born 1848, 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 Rule and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Rule, born in 1848 in Norham, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Isabella Rule, born in 1848 in Haggerston, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Dora (born 1871 in Norham, Northumberland, England), Stephen (born 1872 in Norham, Northumberland, England), Isabella (born 1875 in Norham, Northumberland, England), Hilda (born 1876 in Ferryhill, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Mother In Law, Dorothy Forster, born in 1811 in Haggerston, Northumberland, England.


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George Rule's household

Male

George

Rule

Head
Female

Isabella

Rule

Wife
Female

Dora

Rule

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Rule

Son
Female

Isabella

Rule

Daughter
Female

Hilda

Rule

Daughter
Female

Alice

Rule

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Forster

Mother In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Norham, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Rule

Head

Married

33

1848

Norham, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Rule

Wife

Married

33

1848

Haggerston, Northumberland, England

Dora

Rule

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Norham, Northumberland, England

Stephen

Rule

Son

Single

9

1872

Norham, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Rule

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Norham, Northumberland, England

Hilda

Rule

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ferryhill, Durham, England

Alice

Rule

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Dorothy

Forster

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Haggerston, Northumberland, England

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