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Household of John Abernathy (born 1834, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

John Abernathy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Abernathy, born in 1834 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Abernathy, born in 1835 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary Agnes (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Catherine Jane, born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Fanny Abernathy, born in 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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John Abernathy's household

Male

John

Abernathy

Head
Female

Jane

Abernathy

Wife
Female

Jane

Abernathy

Daughter
Male

William

Abernathy

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Abernathy

Daughter
Female

Mary Agnes

Abernathy

Daughter
Female

Catherine Jane

Smith

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Abernathy

Son
Female

Fanny

Abernathy

Daughter In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Abernathy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Abernathy

Head

Married

47

1834

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Abernathy

Wife

Married

46

1835

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Abernathy

Daughter

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Abernathy

Son

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Abernathy

Daughter

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary Agnes

Abernathy

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine Jane

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Abernathy

Son

Married

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

Fanny

Abernathy

Daughter In Law

Married

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

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