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Household of John Halfpenny (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 Halfpenny and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Halfpenny, born in 1821 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1845 in Ireland), Richard (born 1851 in Wickham, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1877 in Willington, Durham, England) and Mary A (born 1878 in Willington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Barnard (born 1854 in South Shields, Durham, England), John's Lodger Head, Owen (born 1852 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Catherine (born 1853 in Ireland) and John's Lodger Son, John (born 1880 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).


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John Halfpenny's household

Male

John

Halfpenny

Head
Male

James

Halfpenny

Son
Male

Richard

Halfpenny

Son
Male

Barnard

Kirk

Lodger
Male

Owen

Collins

Lodger Head
Female

Catherine

Collins

Lodger
Female

Catherine

Collins

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Collins

Daughter
Male

John

Collins

Lodger Son
First name(s) John
Last name Halfpenny
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Halfpenny

Head

Widower

60

1821

Ireland

James

Halfpenny

Son

Widower

36

1845

Ireland

Richard

Halfpenny

Son

Single

30

1851

Wickham, Durham, England

Barnard

Kirk

Lodger

Single

27

1854

South Shields, Durham, England

Owen

Collins

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Catherine

Collins

Lodger

-

28

1853

Ireland

Catherine

Collins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Willington, Durham, England

Mary A

Collins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Willington, Durham, England

John

Collins

Lodger Son

Single

1

1880

Spennymoor, Durham, England

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