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Household of John Harrison (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 1840 in Lamesley, Durham, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Harrison, born in 1844 in Barton, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Barton, Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1865 in Barton, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Pelton, Durham, England), John (born 1874 in Pelton, Durham, England), Isabell (born 1876 in Pelton, Durham, England) and James W (born 1879 in Pelton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's So, Robert S (born 1872 in Pelton, Durham, England), John's Cousin, John M (born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John's Cousin, Cuthbert (born 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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John Harrison's household

Male

John

Harrison

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Harrison

Wife
Male

Thomas

Harrison

Son
Female

Mary

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Harrison

Daughter
Male

John

Harrison

Son
Male

Robert S

Harrison

So
Female

Isabell

Harrison

Daughter
Male

James W

Harrison

Son
Male

John M

Peel

Cousin
Male

Cuthbert

Peel

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lamesley, 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

41

1840

Lamesley, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Harrison

Wife

Married

37

1844

Barton, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Harrison

Son

Single

18

1863

Barton, Northumberland, England

Mary

Harrison

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Barton, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Harrison

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pelton, Durham, England

John

Harrison

Son

Single

7

1874

Pelton, Durham, England

Robert S

Harrison

So

Single

9

1872

Pelton, Durham, England

Isabell

Harrison

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pelton, Durham, England

James W

Harrison

Son

Single

2

1879

Pelton, Durham, England

John M

Peel

Cousin

Single

23

1858

South Shields, Durham, England

Cuthbert

Peel

Cousin

Single

21

1860

South Shields, Durham, England

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