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Household of John Emmerson (born 1839, Cumberland)

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 Emmerson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Emmerson, born in 1839 in Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Emmerson, born in 1836 in Gibraltar. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Henry (born 1869 in Durham, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Durham, Durham, England), Robert (born 1877 in Rainton, Durham, England) and James (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Curtis, born in 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Emmerson's household

Male

John

Emmerson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Emmerson

Wife
Male

John

Emmerson

Son
Male

Henry

Emmerson

Son
Male

William

Emmerson

Son
Male

Robert

Emmerson

Son
Male

James

Emmerson

Son
Male

John

Curtis

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Emmerson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Emmerson

Head

Married

42

1839

Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Emmerson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Gibraltar

John

Emmerson

Son

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henry

Emmerson

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, Durham, England

William

Emmerson

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, Durham, England

Robert

Emmerson

Son

Single

4

1877

Rainton, Durham, England

James

Emmerson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Curtis

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

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