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Household of John Fortune (born 1829, Northumberland)

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 Fortune and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fortune, born in 1829 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lavinia Fortune, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1865 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Henry (born 1867 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Lavinia (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Fortune's household

Male

John

Fortune

Head
Female

Lavinia

Fortune

Wife
Male

Charles

Fortune

Son
Male

Henry

Fortune

Son
Female

Lavinia

Fortune

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Fortune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fortune

Head

Married

52

1829

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Lavinia

Fortune

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Charles

Fortune

Son

Single

16

1865

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Henry

Fortune

Son

Single

14

1867

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Lavinia

Fortune

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

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