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Household of John Carruthers (born 1844, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 Carruthers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Carruthers, born in 1844 in Stapleton, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Carruthers, born in 1844 in Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; John T (born 1873 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Charles J (born 1876 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Alfred J (born 1878 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Oscar R (born 1881 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Dunston, Durham, England) and John's Visitor, Sarah (born 1860 in Cumberland, England).


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John Carruthers's household

Male

John

Carruthers

Head
Female

Margaret

Carruthers

Wife
Male

John T

Carruthers

Son
Male

William

Carruthers

Son
Male

Charles J

Carruthers

Son
Male

Alfred J

Carruthers

Son
Male

Oscar R

Carruthers

Son
Female

Margaret

Brown

Servant
Female

Sarah

Ruddick

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Carruthers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stapleton, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Carruthers

Head

Married

37

1844

Stapleton, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Carruthers

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cumberland, England

John T

Carruthers

Son

Single

8

1873

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

William

Carruthers

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Charles J

Carruthers

Son

Single

5

1876

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Alfred J

Carruthers

Son

Single

3

1878

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Oscar R

Carruthers

Son

Single

0

1881

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Margaret

Brown

Servant

Single

19

1862

Dunston, Durham, England

Sarah

Ruddick

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Cumberland, England

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