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Household of John Wharton (born 1826, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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 Wharton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wharton, born in 1826 in Barnard Castle, Durham, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wharton, born in 1828 in Wingham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ruth (born 1853 in Darlington, Durham, England), Mary (born 1858 in Darlington, Durham, England), John (born 1860 in Darlington, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Darlington, Durham, England), Joseph William (born 1866 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Walter Edward (born 1869 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Ruth (born 1803 in Yorkshire, England), John's Nephew, Tom (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Niece, Mary Ann Alexandra (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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John Wharton's household

Male

John

Wharton

Head
Female

Mary

Wharton

Wife
Female

Ruth

Wharton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wharton

Daughter
Male

John

Wharton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wharton

Daughter
Male

Joseph William

Wharton

Son
Male

Walter Edward

Wharton

Son
Female

Ruth

Wharton

Mother
Male

Tom

Wharton

Nephew
Female

Mary Ann Alexandra

Wharton

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Wharton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wharton

Head

Married

55

1826

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Mary

Wharton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Wingham, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Wharton

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Wharton

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Darlington, Durham, England

John

Wharton

Son

Single

21

1860

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wharton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Darlington, Durham, England

Joseph William

Wharton

Son

Single

15

1866

Darlington, Durham, England

Walter Edward

Wharton

Son

Single

12

1869

Darlington, Durham, England

Ruth

Wharton

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Yorkshire, England

Tom

Wharton

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Ann Alexandra

Wharton

Niece

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

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