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Household of John Ferguson (born 1834)

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 Ferguson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferguson, born in 1834 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Ferguson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1863 in Consett, Durham, England), John (born 1864 in Witton Park, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Elizabet (born 1867 in Scotland), Sarah (born 1869 in Blackhill, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Blackhill, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, James (born 1844 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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John Ferguson's household

Male

John

Ferguson

Head
Female

Mary A

Ferguson

Wife
Male

Robert

Ferguson

Son
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Female

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Elizabet

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

William

Ferguson

Son
Female

Ellen

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

James

Rees

Boarder
Male

John

Colter

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ferguson

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Mary A

Ferguson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Robert

Ferguson

Son

Single

18

1863

Consett, Durham, England

John

Ferguson

Son

Single

17

1864

Witton Park, Durham, England

Margaret

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Elizabet

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Sarah

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackhill, Durham, England

William

Ferguson

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackhill, Durham, England

Ellen

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

James

Rees

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

John

Colter

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Gateshead, Durham, England

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