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Household of Joseph Durston (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 Durston and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Durston, born in 1836 in Catcott, Somerset, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Durston, born in 1839 in Catcott, Somerset, England. They had 10 children; Lucy (born 1860 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Benjamin (born 1864 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1865 in Highbridge, Somerset, England), William (born 1867 in Highbridge, Somerset, England), Walter (born 1869 in Highbridge, Somerset, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Highbridge, Somerset, England), Sidney (born 1875 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1876 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Lily (born 1879 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Bessie (born 1881 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Durston's household

Male

Joseph

Durston

Head
Female

Priscilla

Durston

Wife
Female

Lucy

Durston

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Durston

Son
Male

Henry

Durston

Son
Male

William

Durston

Son
Male

Walter

Durston

Son
Male

Frederick

Durston

Son
Male

Sidney

Durston

Son
Female

Annie

Durston

Daughter
Female

Lily

Durston

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Durston

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Durston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Catcott, Somerset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Durston

Head

Married

45

1836

Catcott, Somerset, England

Priscilla

Durston

Wife

Married

42

1839

Catcott, Somerset, England

Lucy

Durston

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Benjamin

Durston

Son

Single

17

1864

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Henry

Durston

Son

Single

16

1865

Highbridge, Somerset, England

William

Durston

Son

Single

14

1867

Highbridge, Somerset, England

Walter

Durston

Son

Single

12

1869

Highbridge, Somerset, England

Frederick

Durston

Son

Single

10

1871

Highbridge, Somerset, England

Sidney

Durston

Son

Single

6

1875

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Annie

Durston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Lily

Durston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Bessie

Durston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

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