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Household of Mar Hands (born 1826, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

Mar Hands and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mar Hands, born in 1826 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Mar was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Hands, born in 1844 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1870 in York, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), Andrew W (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Gert (born 1879 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mar's Step Daughter, Fetor (born 1866 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Mar's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Scalby, Yorkshire, England).


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Mar Hands's household

Male

Mar

Hands

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Hands

Wife
Female

Fetor

Walton

Step Daughter
Female

Mary J

Hands

Daughter
Male

John

Hands

Son
Male

Andrew W

Hands

Son
Female

Edith

Hands

Daughter
Female

Gert

Hands

Daughter
Female

Emily

Goss

Servant
First name(s) Mar
Last name Hands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mar

Hands

Head

Married

55

1826

Stockton, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Hands

Wife

Married

37

1844

York, Yorkshire, England

Fetor

Walton

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Hands

Daughter

Single

11

1870

York, Yorkshire, England

John

Hands

Son

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Andrew W

Hands

Son

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Hands

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Gert

Hands

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Goss

Servant

Single

20

1861

Scalby, Yorkshire, England

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