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Household of John Harrison (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Harrison and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harrison, born in 1833 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Harrison, born in 1831 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1852 in Durham, England. They had 5 grandchildren; John (born 1873 in Crook, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1875 in Billy Row, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1877 in West Rainton, Durham, England), Sarah E (born 1879 in Grimsby, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Michael (born 1859 in Ireland), John's Boarder, James (born 1832 in Heworth, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1864 in Heworth, Durham, England).


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John Harrison's household

Male

John

Harrison

Head
Female

Mary

Harrison

Wife
Male

Michael

Philpes

Boarder
Male

James

Watson

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Watson

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Winter

Daughter
Male

John

Winter

Grand Son
Female

Mary A

Winter

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Winter

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Winter

Grand Daughter
Female

Hannah

Winter

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harrison

Head

Married

48

1833

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Mary

Harrison

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Michael

Philpes

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

James

Watson

Boarder

Single

49

1832

Heworth, Durham, England

Benjamin

Watson

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Heworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Winter

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Durham, England

John

Winter

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Crook, Durham, England

Mary A

Winter

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Billy Row, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Winter

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Rainton, Durham, England

Sarah E

Winter

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Grimsby, Durham, England

Hannah

Winter

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

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