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Household of John Herring (born 1855, Durham)

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 Herring and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Herring, born in 1855 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Herring, born in 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; J W (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), J H (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), R S (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and H J (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, M Thompson, born in 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Herring's household

Male

John

Herring

Head
Female

Hannah

Herring

Wife
Male

J W

Herring

Son
Male

J H

Herring

Son
Male

R S

Herring

Son
Female

H J

Herring

Daughter
Female

M

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Herring
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Herring

Head

Married

26

1855

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah

Herring

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

J W

Herring

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

J H

Herring

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

R S

Herring

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

H J

Herring

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

M

Thompson

Servant

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

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