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Household of James Common (born 1842, 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 Common and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Common, born in 1842 in Whittonstall, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Common, born in 1839 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Frederick (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Judith A (born 1858 in Lamesley, Durham, England) and James's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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James Common's household

Male

James

Common

Head
Female

Mary A

Common

Wife
Male

James

Common

Son
Male

Frederick

Common

Son
Female

Judith A

Marshall

Niece
Male

John

Veitch

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Common
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Whittonstall, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Common

Head

Married

39

1842

Whittonstall, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Common

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Common

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frederick

Common

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Judith A

Marshall

Niece

Single

23

1858

Lamesley, Durham, England

John

Veitch

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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