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Household of James Avery (born 1826, 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.

James Avery and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Avery, born in 1826 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan Avery, born in 1824 in Wooler, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1861 in Five Houses, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Robert (born 1853 in Shotton, Durham, England), James's Adopted, John (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder Head, Edward (born 1853 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England), James's Boarder, Mary Jane (born 1859 in Durham, England), James's Boarder, Nicholas (born 1876 in Woolley, Durham, England) and James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1878 in Ryhope, Durham, England).


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James Avery's household

Male

James

Avery

Head
Female

Susan

Avery

Wife
Male

James

Avery

Son
Male

Robert

Donkin

Boarder
Male

John

Parkin (Donkin)

Adopted
Male

Edward

Stoker

Boarder Head
Female

Mary Jane

Stoker

Boarder
Male

Nicholas

Stoker

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Stoker

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Avery
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Avery

Head

Married

55

1826

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Susan

Avery

Wife

Married

57

1824

Wooler, Northumberland, England

James

Avery

Son

Single

20

1861

Five Houses, Durham, England

Robert

Donkin

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Shotton, Durham, England

John

Parkin (Donkin)

Adopted

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Stoker

Boarder Head

Married

28

1853

Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Stoker

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Durham, England

Nicholas

Stoker

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Woolley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Stoker

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Ryhope, Durham, England

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