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Household of John James Scrafton (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 James Scrafton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James Scrafton, born in 1848 in Cotherstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Elisabeth (born 1872 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and Thomas Bishop (born 1877 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John James's Mother, Esther (born 1817 in Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England), John James's Servant, John (born 1864 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and John James's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).


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John James Scrafton's household

Male

John James

Scrafton

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Scrafton

Daughter
Male

William

Scrafton

Son
Male

Joseph

Scrafton

Son
Male

Thomas Bishop

Scrafton

Son
Female

Esther

Scrafton

Mother
Male

John

Robson

Servant
Female

Mary

King

Servant
First name(s) John James
Last name Scrafton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John James

Scrafton

Head

Widower

33

1848

Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

Elisabeth

Scrafton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

William

Scrafton

Son

Single

7

1874

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Joseph

Scrafton

Son

Single

6

1875

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Thomas Bishop

Scrafton

Son

Single

4

1877

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Esther

Scrafton

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Cotherstone, Yorkshire, England

John

Robson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Mary

King

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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