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Household of John Donkin (born 1838, 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 Donkin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donkin, born in 1838 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Donkin, born in 1838 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Durham, Durham, England), Bordwick (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England), Mary T (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Durham, Durham, England), Rebecca (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Henry R (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Reocbba Turns, born in 1808 in Scotland.


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John Donkin's household

Male

John

Donkin

Head
Female

Hannah

Donkin

Wife
Male

John

Donkin

Son
Male

Bordwick

Donkin

Son
Female

Mary T

Donkin

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donkin

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Donkin

Daughter
Male

Henry R

Donkin

Son
Male

Charles

Donkin

Son
Female

Reocbba

Turns

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Donkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donkin

Head

Married

43

1838

Durham, Durham, England

Hannah

Donkin

Wife

Married

43

1838

Durham, Durham, England

John

Donkin

Son

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

Bordwick

Donkin

Son

Single

18

1863

Durham, Durham, England

Mary T

Donkin

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

Margaret

Donkin

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, Durham, England

Rebecca

Donkin

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henry R

Donkin

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Charles

Donkin

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Reocbba

Turns

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Scotland

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