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Household of John Mason (born 1828, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Mason and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mason, born in 1828 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Mason, born in 1830 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in -), George (born 1858 in -), Edmund (born 1866 in -), Reuben (born 1869 in Durham, England), James (born 1871 in Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Relative, Eliza (born 1830 in -) and John's Servant, Rossanah (born 1866 in Durham, England).


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John Mason's household

Male

John

Mason

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Mason

Wife
Male

John

Mason

Son
Male

George

Mason

Son
Male

Edmund

Mason

Son
Male

Reuben

Mason

Son
Male

James

Mason

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mason

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sheppard

Relative
Female

Rossanah

McCloud

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mason

Head

Married

53

1828

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Mason

Wife

Married

51

1830

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

John

Mason

Son

Single

21

1860

-

George

Mason

Son

Single

23

1858

-

Edmund

Mason

Son

Single

15

1866

-

Reuben

Mason

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

James

Mason

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Mason

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Eliza

Sheppard

Relative

Married

51

1830

-

Rossanah

McCloud

Servant

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

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