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Household of John Button (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 Button and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Button, born in 1835 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Button, born in 1830 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Durham, Durham, England), James (born 1865 in Durham, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1867 in Durham, Durham, England), Edward (born 1869 in Durham, Durham, England), Ambrose (born 1871 in Durham, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1873 in Sherburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, John Young, born in 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Button's household

Male

John

Button

Head
Female

Mary

Button

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Button

Daughter
Male

James

Button

Son
Female

Isabella

Button

Daughter
Male

Edward

Button

Son
Male

Ambrose

Button

Son
Female

Sarah

Button

Daughter
Male

John

Young

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Button
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Button

Head

Married

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Button

Wife

Married

51

1830

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Button

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Durham, Durham, England

James

Button

Son

Single

16

1865

Durham, Durham, England

Isabella

Button

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Durham, Durham, England

Edward

Button

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, Durham, England

Ambrose

Button

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, Durham, England

Sarah

Button

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sherburn, Durham, England

John

Young

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

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