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Household of John Clark (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Clark and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clark, born in 1840 in Rochester, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Philis Clark, born in 1845 in Rothbury, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Clara (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Meggie (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Cowney, born in 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Clark's household

Male

John

Clark

Head
Female

Philis

Clark

Wife
Male

John

Clark

Son
Male

James

Clark

Son
Female

Clara

Clark

Daughter
Female

Meggie

Clark

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cowney

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Rochester, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clark

Head

Married

41

1840

Rochester, Northumberland, England

Philis

Clark

Wife

Married

36

1845

Rothbury, Northumberland, England

John

Clark

Son

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James

Clark

Son

Single

7

1874

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Clara

Clark

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Meggie

Clark

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Cowney

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

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