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Household of Michael Gainsword (born 1818)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

Michael Gainsword and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Gainsword, born in 1818 in , consisted of 6 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gainsword, born in 1823 in Newburn, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Esther H (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Violet E (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas J (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Violet E, born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Michael Gainsword's household

Male

Michael

Gainsword

Head
Female

Mary A

Gainsword

Wife
Female

Esther H

Gainsword

Daughter
Female

Violet E

Gainsword

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Gainsword

Son
Female

Violet E

Hardie

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Michael
Last name Gainsword
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Gainsword

Head

Married

63

1818

Scotland

Mary A

Gainsword

Wife

Married

58

1823

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Esther H

Gainsword

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Violet E

Gainsword

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas J

Gainsword

Son

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Violet E

Hardie

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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