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Household of Joseph Dolphin (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 Dolphin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dolphin, born in 1848 in Winstone, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dolphin, born in 1846 in Woodlands, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Durham, England), Susannah (born 1872 in Durham, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Durham, England) and George (born 1878 in Escomb, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Martha (born 1818 in Arkendale, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1815 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England), Joseph's Brother, George (born 1837 in Shildon, Durham, England) and Joseph's Nephew, William (born 1861 in Durham, England).


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Joseph Dolphin's household

Male

Joseph

Dolphin

Head
Female

Sarah

Dolphin

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dolphin

Son
Female

Susannah

Dolphin

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dolphin

Son
Male

George

Dolphin

Son
Female

Martha

Dolphin

Mother
Male

Thomas

Dolphin

Father In Law
Male

George

Dolphin

Brother
Male

William

Dolphin

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dolphin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Winstone, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dolphin

Head

Married

33

1848

Winstone, Durham, England

Sarah

Dolphin

Wife

Married

35

1846

Woodlands, Durham, England

Thomas

Dolphin

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Susannah

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Joseph

Dolphin

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

George

Dolphin

Son

Single

3

1878

Escomb, Durham, England

Martha

Dolphin

Mother

Widow

63

1818

Arkendale, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Dolphin

Father In Law

Widower

66

1815

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

George

Dolphin

Brother

Married

44

1837

Shildon, Durham, England

William

Dolphin

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

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