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Household of John Oliver (born 1842, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oliver, born in 1842 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Oliver, born in 1843 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1871 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England), Matthew P (born 1873 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England), William (born 1875 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England), Edward (born 1880 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England) and Mary A (born 1877 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas Eliott, born in 1830 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Oliver's household

Male

John

Oliver

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Oliver

Wife
Male

Richard

Oliver

Son
Male

Matthew P

Oliver

Son
Male

William

Oliver

Son
Male

Edward

Oliver

Son
Female

Mary A

Oliver

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Eliott

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oliver

Head

Married

39

1842

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Oliver

Wife

Married

38

1843

Darlington, Durham, England

Richard

Oliver

Son

Single

10

1871

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Matthew P

Oliver

Son

Single

8

1873

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

William

Oliver

Son

Single

6

1875

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Edward

Oliver

Son

Single

1

1880

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Mary A

Oliver

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Thomas

Eliott

Boarder

Single

51

1830

Sunderland, Durham, England

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