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Household of John Orton (born 1841, Yorkshire)

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 Orton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orton, born in 1841 in Richmond, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Orton, born in 1842 in Yarm, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John Wm (born 1868 in Darlington, Durham, England), Jane Ann (born 1871 in Darlington, Durham, England), David Stoker (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), Edward S (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Albert Jas (born 1881 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Joseph (born 1862 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and John's Father In Law, David (born 1821 in Stockton, Durham, England).


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John Orton's household

Male

John

Orton

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Orton

Wife
Male

John Wm

Orton

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Orton

Daughter
Male

David Stoker

Orton

Son
Male

Edward S

Orton

Son
Male

Albert Jas

Orton

Son
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Nephew
Male

David

Stoker

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Orton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orton

Head

Married

40

1841

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Orton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Yarm, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Orton

Son

Single

13

1868

Darlington, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Orton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Darlington, Durham, England

David Stoker

Orton

Son

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

Edward S

Orton

Son

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Albert Jas

Orton

Son

Single

0

1881

Darlington, Durham, England

Joseph

Taylor

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

David

Stoker

Father In Law

Widower

60

1821

Stockton, Durham, England

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