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Household of George Stephenson (born 1837, Durham)

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 Stephenson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Stephenson, born in 1837 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Stephenson, born in 1838 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Step Son, George W (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and George's Niece, Ethel (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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George Stephenson's household

Male

George

Stephenson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Stephenson

Wife
Male

George W

Glendenning

Step Son
Female

Sarah

Glendenning

Step Daughter
Male

Robert

Stephenson

Son
Male

John

Stephenson

Son
Male

Edward

Stephenson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Narnes

Niece
Female

Ethel

Narnes

Niece
First name(s) George
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Stephenson

Head

Married

44

1837

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Stephenson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sunderland, Durham, England

George W

Glendenning

Step Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Glendenning

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Stephenson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Stephenson

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edward

Stephenson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Narnes

Niece

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ethel

Narnes

Niece

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

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