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Household of John Denton (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Denton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Denton, born in 1833 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Denton, born in 1837 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1865 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England), Margaret J (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Herbert T (born 1868 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England) and Stanley B (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Kibblesworth, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1831 in Durham, Durham, England).


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John Denton's household

Male

John

Denton

Head
Female

Ann

Denton

Wife
Male

John W

Denton

Son
Female

Margaret J

Denton

Daughter
Male

Herbert T

Denton

Son
Male

Stanley B

Denton

Son
Female

Margaret

Forster

Servant
Female

Mary

Snowdon

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Denton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Denton

Head

Married

48

1833

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Denton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

John W

Denton

Son

Single

16

1865

Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

Margaret J

Denton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gateshead, Durham, England

Herbert T

Denton

Son

Single

13

1868

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Stanley B

Denton

Son

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Forster

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kibblesworth, Durham, England

Mary

Snowdon

Servant

Married

50

1831

Durham, Durham, England

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