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Household of John Norton (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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 Norton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Norton, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Norton, born in 1844 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), Margaret E (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Harriet A (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England), John G (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Charles W (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Richard Hamilton, born in 1840 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England.


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John Norton's household

Male

John

Norton

Head
Female

Mary

Norton

Wife
Male

Henry

Norton

Son
Female

Margaret E

Norton

Daughter
Female

Harriet A

Norton

Daughter
Male

John G

Norton

Son
Male

Charles W

Norton

Son
Male

Richard

Hamilton

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Norton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Norton

Head

Married

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Norton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Norton

Son

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret E

Norton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Harriet A

Norton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

John G

Norton

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Charles W

Norton

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Richard

Hamilton

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

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