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 Backhouse (born 1841, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Backhouse and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Backhouse, born in 1841 in Cumberland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Backhouse, born in 1846 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Margaret A (born 1867 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Josephine (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John Robt (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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

John Backhouse's household

Male

John

Backhouse

Head
Female

Mary A

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

John Robt

Backhouse

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Backhouse

Head

Married

40

1841

Cumberland, England

Mary A

Backhouse

Wife

Married

35

1846

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret A

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Gateshead, Durham, England

Josephine

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

John Robt

Backhouse

Son

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, 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 Backhouse in Gateshead in 1881, and follow the Backhouse family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Backhouse

We’ve found John Backhouse in 52 family trees. Find out more about John Backhouse's household and view the Backhouse family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census