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Household of John Thirkell (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 Thirkell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thirkell, born in 1852 in Wackerfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thirkell, born in 1853 in Netherley, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Evenwood, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Evenwood, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Dorothy (born 1819 in Durham, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Willington, Durham, England).


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John Thirkell's household

Male

John

Thirkell

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thirkell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thirkell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thirkell

Son
Female

Hannah

Thirkell

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Sims

Boarder
Male

William

Sims

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thirkell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wackerfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thirkell

Head

Married

29

1852

Wackerfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Thirkell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Netherley, Durham, England

Margaret

Thirkell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Evenwood, Durham, England

Thomas

Thirkell

Son

Single

5

1876

Evenwood, Durham, England

Hannah

Thirkell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Dorothy

Sims

Boarder

Widow

62

1819

Durham, Durham, England

William

Sims

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Willington, Durham, England

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