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Household of John Dickenson (born 1826, Durham)

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 Dickenson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dickenson, born in 1826 in Hepburn, Durham, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dickenson, born in 1832 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James C (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Frederick S (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Florence (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Laura L (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1826 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Dickenson's household

Male

John

Dickenson

Head
Female

Mary A

Dickenson

Wife
Male

William

Dickenson

Son
Male

James C

Dickenson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dickenson

Daughter
Male

Frederick S

Dickenson

Son
Male

Alfred

Dickenson

Son
Female

Florence

Dickenson

Daughter
Female

Laura L

Dickenson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Andrews

Servant
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Servant
Female

Isabella

Pearson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dickenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Hepburn, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dickenson

Head

Married

55

1826

Hepburn, Durham, England

Mary A

Dickenson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Dickenson

Son

Single

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

James C

Dickenson

Son

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Dickenson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frederick S

Dickenson

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alfred

Dickenson

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Florence

Dickenson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Laura L

Dickenson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Andrews

Servant

Single

55

1826

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Wilson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stockton, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Pearson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

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