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Household of John West (born 1829, Durham)

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 West and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John West, born in 1829 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia West, born in 1831 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Isabella, born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Duncan (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John West's household

Male

John

West

Head
Female

Sophia

West

Wife
Female

Mary

West

Daughter
Male

William

West

Son
Female

Isabella

West

Grand Daughter
Male

Duncan

Gordon

Servant
Female

Alice

Hutchinson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

West

Head

Married

52

1829

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sophia

West

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

West

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

West

Son

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

West

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Duncan

Gordon

Servant

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice

Hutchinson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

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