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Household of John Layfield (born 1838, 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 Layfield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Layfield, born in 1838 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Layfield, born in 1843 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Rachel (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Richard (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Silksworth, Durham, England).


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John Layfield's household

Male

John

Layfield

Head
Female

Jane

Layfield

Wife
Female

Jane

Layfield

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Layfield

Daughter
Female

Mary

Layfield

Daughter
Male

John

Layfield

Son
Male

Richard

Layfield

Son
Male

Thomas

Layfield

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Layfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Layfield

Head

Married

43

1838

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Layfield

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Layfield

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Rachel

Layfield

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Layfield

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Layfield

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Richard

Layfield

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Layfield

Son

Single

0

1881

Silksworth, Durham, England

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