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Household of James Mawson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Mawson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mawson, born in 1839 in Fatfield, Durham, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mawson, born in 1840 in Coxhoe, Durham, England. They had 9 children; John (born 1862 in Blackboys, Durham, England), Edward (born 1866 in Blackboys, Durham, England), Isaac (born 1869 in Eldon Lane, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in United States), George (born 1877 in Eldon, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Durham, England), Hannah (born 1873 in United States), Margaret (born 1874 in United States) and Mary J (born 1879 in Eldon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Charlotte Hall, born in 1865 in West Auckland, Durham, England.


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James Mawson's household

Male

James

Mawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mawson

Wife
Male

John

Mawson

Son
Male

Edward

Mawson

Son
Male

Isaac

Mawson

Son
Male

James

Mawson

Son
Male

George

Mawson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mawson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Mawson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mawson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Mawson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Hall

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Fatfield, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mawson

Head

Married

42

1839

Fatfield, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Mawson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Coxhoe, Durham, England

John

Mawson

Son

Single

19

1862

Blackboys, Durham, England

Edward

Mawson

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackboys, Durham, England

Isaac

Mawson

Son

Single

12

1869

Eldon Lane, Durham, England

James

Mawson

Son

Single

9

1872

United States

George

Mawson

Son

Single

4

1877

Eldon, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Mawson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Hannah

Mawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

United States

Margaret

Mawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

United States

Mary J

Mawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Eldon, Durham, England

Charlotte

Hall

Servant

Single

16

1865

West Auckland, Durham, England

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