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Household of John W Turnbull (born 1837, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 W Turnbull and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Turnbull, born in 1837 in Seghill, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Sarah Turnbull, born in 1840 in Burnopfield, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Shotton Colliery, Durham, England), Robert (born 1880 in Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1862 in Burnopfield, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; John R, born 1881 in Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Sister In Law, Thomas Shanks, born in 1861 in South Hetton, Durham, England.


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John W Turnbull's household

Male

John W

Turnbull

Head
Female

Sarah

Turnbull

Wife
Male

Alexander

Turnbull

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Turnbull

Daughter
Male

Robert

Turnbull

Son
Male

Thomas

Shanks

Sister In Law
Female

Hannah

Shanks

Daughter
Male

John R

Shanks

Grand Son
First name(s) John W
Last name Turnbull
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Seghill, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Turnbull

Head

Married

44

1837

Seghill, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Turnbull

Wife

Married

41

1840

Burnopfield, Durham, England

Alexander

Turnbull

Son

Single

13

1868

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Turnbull

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shotton Colliery, Durham, England

Robert

Turnbull

Son

Single

1

1880

Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England

Thomas

Shanks

Sister In Law

Married

20

1861

South Hetton, Durham, England

Hannah

Shanks

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Burnopfield, Durham, England

John R

Shanks

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England

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