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Household of John Lowther (born 1853, Durham)

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 Lowther and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lowther, born in 1853 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lowther, born in 1850 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Joseph Edward (born 1875 in Durham, Durham, England), William Foster (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1879 in Durham, Durham, England) and John Edwin (born 1881 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Ellen (born 1866 in Durham, Durham, England), John's Visitor, Mary (born 1865 in Durham, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Durham, Durham, England).


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John Lowther's household

Male

John

Lowther

Head
Female

Ellen

Lowther

Wife
Male

Joseph Edward

Lowther

Son
Male

William Foster

Lowther

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Lowther

Daughter
Male

John Edwin

Lowther

Son
Female

Ellen

Bates

Visitor
Female

Mary

Harn

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Blackett

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lowther
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lowther

Head

Married

28

1853

Durham, Durham, England

Ellen

Lowther

Wife

Married

31

1850

Durham, Durham, England

Joseph Edward

Lowther

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, Durham, England

William Foster

Lowther

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Mary Elizabeth

Lowther

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, Durham, England

John Edwin

Lowther

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, Durham, England

Ellen

Bates

Visitor

Single

15

1866

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Harn

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Durham, Durham, England

Margaret

Blackett

Servant

Single

15

1866

Durham, Durham, England

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