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Household of John Woof (born 1840, Durham)

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 Woof and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Woof, born in 1840 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Woof, born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Peter (born 1863 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1865 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England), John W (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Sarah A (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Elizabeth May, born in 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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John Woof's household

Male

John

Woof

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Woof

Wife
Male

Joseph

Woof

Son
Male

Peter

Woof

Son
Female

Margaret A

Woof

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Woof

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Woof

Daughter
Male

John W

Woof

Son
Female

Elizabeth

May

Boarder
Female

Sarah A

May

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Woof
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Woof

Head

Married

41

1840

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Woof

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Woof

Son

Single

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Peter

Woof

Son

Single

18

1863

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret A

Woof

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Woof

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

Hannah

Woof

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gateshead, Durham, England

John W

Woof

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

May

Boarder

Single

22

1859

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah A

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

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