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Household of John Cornforth (born 1821, Durham)

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 Cornforth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cornforth, born in 1821 in Morton, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cornforth, born in 1831 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1855 in Coxhoe, Durham, England), George (born 1861 in Coxhoe, Durham, England) and David (born 1865 in Wingate, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Elizabeth Rose Cornforth, born in 1870 in Morton.


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John Cornforth's household

Male

John

Cornforth

Head
Female

Mary

Cornforth

Wife
Male

John

Cornforth

Son
Male

George

Cornforth

Son
Male

David

Cornforth

Son
Female

Elizabeth Rose

Cornforth

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Cornforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Morton, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cornforth

Head

Married

60

1821

Morton, Durham, England

Mary

Cornforth

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

John

Cornforth

Son

Single

26

1855

Coxhoe, Durham, England

George

Cornforth

Son

Single

20

1861

Coxhoe, Durham, England

David

Cornforth

Son

Single

16

1865

Wingate, Durham, England

Elizabeth Rose

Cornforth

Niece

Single

11

1870

Morton

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