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Household of John Carson (born 1850)

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 Carson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Carson, born in 1850 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Carson, born in 1848 in Portland, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1875 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England) and James (born 1880 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England) and John's Lodger, Alexander (born 1831 in Ireland).


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John Carson's household

Male

John

Carson

Head
Female

Jane

Carson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Carson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Carson

Daughter
Male

James

Carson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lawson

Sister In Law
Male

Alexander

Wallace

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Carson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Carson

Head

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Jane

Carson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Portland, Dorset, England

Agnes

Carson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Carson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

James

Carson

Son

Single

1

1880

Hebburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Lawson

Sister In Law

Single

13

1868

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Alexander

Wallace

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Ireland

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