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Household of Martha Cheane (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Martha Cheane and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Cheane, born in 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Francis B (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Anne (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Emily (born 1871 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Jessie (born 1875 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and James (born 1876 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Boarder, Jesse Bennett, born in 1818 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Martha Cheane's household

Female

Martha

Cheane

Head
Male

Francis B

Cheane

Son
Male

Thomas

Cheane

Son
Female

Anne

Cheane

Daughter
Female

Emily

Cheane

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cheane

Daughter
Male

James

Cheane

Son
Male

Jesse

Bennett

Boarder
First name(s) Martha
Last name Cheane
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Cheane

Head

Widow

43

1838

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Francis B

Cheane

Son

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Cheane

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Anne

Cheane

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Emily

Cheane

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Jessie

Cheane

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Spennymoor, Durham, England

James

Cheane

Son

Single

5

1876

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Jesse

Bennett

Boarder

Married

63

1818

Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

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