Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Arkle (born 1839, Durham)

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Arkle and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Arkle, born in 1839 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Virtue Pleasance Arkle, born in 1845 in Salthouse, Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Charlotte Ann (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Stepson, James Brown (Arkle), born in 1867 in Edgefield, Norfolk, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Arkle's household

Male

John

Arkle

Head
Female

Virtue Pleasance

Arkle

Wife
Male

James

Brown (Arkle)

Stepson
Male

William

Arkle

Son
Female

Charlotte Ann

Arkle

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Arkle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Arkle

Head

Married

42

1839

Sunderland, Durham, England

Virtue Pleasance

Arkle

Wife

Married

36

1845

Salthouse, Norfolk, England

James

Brown (Arkle)

Stepson

Single

14

1867

Edgefield, Norfolk, England

William

Arkle

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Charlotte Ann

Arkle

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Arkle in South Shields in 1881, and follow the Arkle family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census