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Household of John Harrison (born 1817, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harrison, born in 1817 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Harrison, born in 1843 in Westmorland, England. They had 3 children; Ruth Emley (born 1855 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Percy Savell (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Ida Fowler (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1850 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Heworth, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Amebea (born 1864 in Northumberland, England).


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John Harrison's household

Male

John

Harrison

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Harrison

Wife
Female

Ruth Emley

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Ann

Raper

Servant
Female

Mary

Hogarth

Servant
Female

Amebea

Davidson

Servant
Male

Percy Savell

Harrison

Son
Female

Ida Fowler

Harrison

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harrison

Head

Married

64

1817

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Harrison

Wife

Married

38

1843

Westmorland, England

Ruth Emley

Harrison

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ann

Raper

Servant

Single

31

1850

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hogarth

Servant

Single

22

1859

Heworth, Durham, England

Amebea

Davidson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Northumberland, England

Percy Savell

Harrison

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ida Fowler

Harrison

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

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