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Household of Joseph Cunningham (born 1839, Northumberland)

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.

Joseph Cunningham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cunningham, born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cunningham, born in 1845 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), George (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James (born 1870 in Southwick, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Southwick, Durham, England), Francis (born 1873 in Southwick, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Southwick, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Southwick, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Sarah Frater, born in 1863 in Southwick, Durham, England.


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Joseph Cunningham's household

Male

Joseph

Cunningham

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Wife
Male

John

Cunningham

Son
Male

George

Cunningham

Son
Male

James

Cunningham

Son
Female

Sarah

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Francis

Cunningham

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Cunningham

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cunningham

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Frater

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cunningham

Head

Married

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Wife

Married

36

1845

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Cunningham

Son

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

George

Cunningham

Son

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James

Cunningham

Son

Single

11

1870

Southwick, Durham, England

Sarah

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Southwick, Durham, England

Francis

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Southwick, Durham, England

Joseph

Cunningham

Son

Single

2

1879

Southwick, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southwick, Durham, England

Ellen

Cunningham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southwick, Durham, England

Sarah

Frater

Servant

Single

18

1863

Southwick, Durham, England

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