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Household of John Falls (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Falls and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Falls, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Falls, born in 1841 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1858 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Ellen (born 1862 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England), John (born 1871 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Andrew (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Hallon, born in 1858 in Durham, England.


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John Falls's household

Male

John

Falls

Head
Female

Margaret

Falls

Wife
Female

Sarah

Falls

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Falls

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Falls

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Falls

Daughter
Male

John

Falls

Son
Female

Margaret

Falls

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Falls

Son
Male

James

Hallon

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Falls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Falls

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Margaret

Falls

Wife

Married

40

1841

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Sarah

Falls

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Ellen

Falls

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Falls

Daughter

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Falls

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Falls

Son

Single

10

1871

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Falls

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Andrew

Falls

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

Hallon

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Durham, England

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