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Household of John Story (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Story and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Story, born in 1827 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Story, born in 1829 in Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1858 in Heworth, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1865 in Heworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Henry Best, born in 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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John Story's household

Male

John

Story

Head
Female

Mary

Story

Wife
Male

Robert

Story

Son
Female

Jane

Story

Daughter
Male

Henry

Best

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Story
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Story

Head

Married

54

1827

Scotland

Mary

Story

Wife

Married

52

1829

Northumberland, England

Robert

Story

Son

Single

23

1858

Heworth, Durham, England

Jane

Story

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Heworth, Durham, England

Henry

Best

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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