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Household of James Wipes (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Wipes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wipes, born in 1845 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wipes, born in 1845 in -. They had 5 children; Jane Henderson (born 1866 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Alice (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Robert Robson (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Janet (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John Turner, born in 1849 in Lemington, Northumberland, England.


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James Wipes's household

Male

James

Wipes

Head
Female

Margaret

Wipes

Wife
Female

Jane Henderson

Wipes

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wipes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wipes

Daughter
Male

Robert Robson

Wipes

Son
Male

Janet

Wipes

Son
Male

John

Turner

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wipes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wipes

Head

Married

36

1845

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Wipes

Wife

Married

36

1845

-

Jane Henderson

Wipes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Wipes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Alice

Wipes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert Robson

Wipes

Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Janet

Wipes

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Turner

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Lemington, Northumberland, England

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