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Household of James Cheatham (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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 Cheatham and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cheatham, born in 1846 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cheatham, born in 1850 in Ferryhill, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), John Arthur (born 1874 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), Ethel (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary (born 1814 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and James's Servant, Esther (born 1863 in Wales).


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James Cheatham's household

Male

James

Cheatham

Head
Female

Margaret

Cheatham

Wife
Female

Mary

Cheatham

Mother
Male

Thomas

Cheatham

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cheatham

Daughter
Male

John Arthur

Cheatham

Son
Female

Mary E

Cheatham

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Cheatham

Daughter
Female

Alice

Cheatham

Daughter
Female

Esther

Kirkham

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cheatham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cheatham

Head

Married

35

1846

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Margaret

Cheatham

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ferryhill, Durham, England

Mary

Cheatham

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Thomas

Cheatham

Son

Single

12

1869

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Cheatham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolsingham, Durham, England

John Arthur

Cheatham

Son

Single

7

1874

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Mary E

Cheatham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Ethel

Cheatham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Alice

Cheatham

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darlington, Durham, England

Esther

Kirkham

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wales

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