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Household of Joseph Deighton (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 Deighton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Deighton, born in 1845 in Lamesley, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary J (born 1868 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and John (born 1877 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Father, Robert (born 1809 in Houghton, Durham, England), Joseph's Step Mother, Jane A (born 1810 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Joseph's Half Brother, Robert (born 1841 in Houghton, Durham, England).


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Joseph Deighton's household

Male

Joseph

Deighton

Head
Female

Mary J

Deighton

Daughter
Male

William

Deighton

Son
Male

John

Deighton

Son
Male

Robert

Fenwick

Step Father
Female

Jane A

Fenwick

Step Mother
Male

Robert

Fenwick

Half Brother
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Deighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lamesley, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Deighton

Head

Widower

36

1845

Lamesley, Durham, England

Mary J

Deighton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

William

Deighton

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

John

Deighton

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Robert

Fenwick

Step Father

Married

72

1809

Houghton, Durham, England

Jane A

Fenwick

Step Mother

Married

71

1810

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Robert

Fenwick

Half Brother

Single

40

1841

Houghton, Durham, England

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