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Household of John Stephenson (born 1838, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, 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 Stephenson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Stephenson, born in 1838 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Bell Stephenson, born in 1839 in Earsdon, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Bart (born 1868 in Witton Park, Durham, England), Frances (born 1869 in Witton Park, Durham, England), John (born 1871 in Durham, England), Cecilia Bell (born 1874 in Witton Park, Durham, England) and Mary Margt (born 1878 in Witton Park, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Daughter, Tamar (born 1862 in Durham, England) and John's Adopted Daughter, Mary H (born 1864 in Netherley, Durham, England).


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John Stephenson's household

Male

John

Stephenson

Head
Female

Cecilia Bell

Stephenson

Wife
Male

Bart

Stephenson

Son
Female

Frances

Stephenson

Daughter
Male

John

Stephenson

Son
Female

Cecilia Bell

Stephenson

Daughter
Female

Mary Margt

Stephenson

Daughter
Female

Tamar

Clement

Adopted Daughter
Female

Mary H

Clement

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Stephenson

Head

Married

43

1838

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Cecilia Bell

Stephenson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Bart

Stephenson

Son

Single

13

1868

Witton Park, Durham, England

Frances

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Witton Park, Durham, England

John

Stephenson

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Cecilia Bell

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Witton Park, Durham, England

Mary Margt

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Witton Park, Durham, England

Tamar

Clement

Adopted Daughter

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

Mary H

Clement

Adopted Daughter

Single

17

1864

Netherley, Durham, England

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