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Household of Henry Defty (born 1827, 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.

Henry Defty and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Defty, born in 1827 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Catherine Defty, born in 1828 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Henry John, born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Stepson, William (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Henry's Stepdaughter, Mary Elizth (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Henry's Brother In Law, Gibson (born 1837 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Henry Defty's household

Male

Henry

Defty

Head
Female

Catherine

Defty

Wife
Male

Henry John

Defty

Son
Male

William

Parkinson

Stepson
Female

Mary Elizth

Parkinson

Stepdaughter
Male

Gibson

Thompson

Brother In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Defty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Defty

Head

Married

54

1827

Houghton, Durham, England

Catherine

Defty

Wife

Married

53

1828

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henry John

Defty

Son

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Parkinson

Stepson

Single

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Elizth

Parkinson

Stepdaughter

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Gibson

Thompson

Brother In Law

Single

44

1837

Sunderland, Durham, England

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