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Household of George Soames (born 1823, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 Soames and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Soames, born in 1823 in Norfolk, consisted of 13 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Soames, born in 1817 in Lanchester, Durham, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Leadgate, Durham, England), George (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Edith (born 1876 in Durham, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Durham, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Esh, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Step Daughter, Ellen (born 1852 in Durham, Durham, England), George's Lodger, Thomas (born 1832 in Whitfield, Northumberland, England), George's Lodger, J Henry (born 1870 in Northumberland, England), George's Lodger, Mary (born 1873 in Durham, England), George's Lodger, Edward (born 1855 in Castle Eden, Durham, England) and George's Lodger, Joseph (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England).


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George Soames's household

Male

George

Soames

Head
Female

Mary

Soames

Wife
Female

Ellen

Hunter (Soames)

Step Daughter
Male

William

Hunter

Son
Male

George

Hunter

Son
Female

Edith

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hunter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hunter

Son
Male

Thomas

Treacher

Lodger
Male

J Henry

Treacher

Lodger
Female

Mary

Treacher

Lodger
Male

Edward

Lofthouse

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Lofthouse

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Soames
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Soames

Head

Married

58

1823

Norfolk, England

Mary

Soames

Wife

Married

64

1817

Lanchester, Durham, England

Ellen

Hunter (Soames)

Step Daughter

Single

29

1852

Durham, Durham, England

William

Hunter

Son

Single

11

1870

Leadgate, Durham, England

George

Hunter

Son

Single

7

1874

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Edith

Hunter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, Durham, England

Sarah

Hunter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, Durham, England

Thomas

Hunter

Son

Single

1

1880

Esh, Durham, England

Thomas

Treacher

Lodger

Single

49

1832

Whitfield, Northumberland, England

J Henry

Treacher

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Northumberland, England

Mary

Treacher

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Edward

Lofthouse

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Castle Eden, Durham, England

Joseph

Lofthouse

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Durham, Durham, England

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