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Household of James Donkin (born 1801, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Donkin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Donkin, born in 1801 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Donkin, born in 1807 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James C (born 1848 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1809 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England) and James's Servant, Emily (born 1855 in Camden Town, Middlesex, England).


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James Donkin's household

Male

James

Donkin

Head
Female

Jane

Donkin

Wife
Female

Jane

Donkin

Daughter
Male

James C

Donkin

Son
Female

Mary

Fenier

Sister In Law
Female

Emily

Green

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Donkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Donkin

Head

Married

80

1801

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Donkin

Wife

Married

74

1807

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Jane

Donkin

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Sunderland, Durham, England

James C

Donkin

Son

Single

33

1848

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Fenier

Sister In Law

Widow

72

1809

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Emily

Green

Servant

Single

26

1855

Camden Town, Middlesex, England

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