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Household of James Newman (born 1850, 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 Newman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Newman, born in 1850 in Lanchester, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Newman, born in 1855 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1879 in Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1817 in Durham, England), James's Boarder Head, Alexander (born 1852 in South Hetton, Durham, England), James's Boarder, Margaret (born 1858 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), James's Boarder, Ruth (born 1878 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and James's Boarder, Emley (born 1881 in Murton, Durham, England).


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James Newman's household

Male

James

Newman

Head
Female

Mary

Newman

Wife
Male

James

Newman

Son
Female

Ann

Laverick

Mother In Law
Male

Alexander

Newman

Boarder Head
Female

Margaret

Newman

Boarder
Female

Ruth

Newman

Boarder
Female

Emley

Newman

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Newman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Lanchester, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Newman

Head

Married

31

1850

Lanchester, Durham, England

Mary

Newman

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

James

Newman

Son

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Ann

Laverick

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Durham, England

Alexander

Newman

Boarder Head

Married

29

1852

South Hetton, Durham, England

Margaret

Newman

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Ruth

Newman

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Emley

Newman

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Murton, Durham, England

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