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Household of John Small (born 1837, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Small and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Small, born in 1837 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helena Small, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Mary Hannah (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England), David (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Dotty (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Nelly (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Ethel (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Wifes Father, Thomas (born 1813 in Belsay, Northumberland, England), John's Servant, Isabel (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Seaham, Durham, England).


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John Small's household

Male

John

Small

Head
Female

Helena

Small

Wife
Female

Mary Hannah

Small

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Small

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Small

Daughter
Male

David

Small

Son
Female

Dotty

Small

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Small

Daughter
Male

John

Small

Son
Female

Ethel

Small

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Heppel

Wifes Father
Female

Isabel

Holmes

Servant
Male

John

Turner

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Small
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Small

Head

Married

44

1837

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Helena

Small

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Mary Hannah

Small

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Small

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Small

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

David

Small

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Dotty

Small

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Nelly

Small

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Small

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ethel

Small

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Heppel

Wifes Father

Widower

68

1813

Belsay, Northumberland, England

Isabel

Holmes

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Turner

Servant

Single

17

1864

Seaham, Durham, England

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