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Household of Michael Lidster (born 1844, Durham)

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.

Michael Lidster and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Lidster, born in 1844 in Ferry Hill, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lidster, born in 1851 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Thomas F (born 1870 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Ethel Blanche (born 1873 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England), Albert B (born 1876 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England), Arthur H (born 1878 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England) and Reuben A (born 1880 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Servant, Henry (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England), Michael's Servant, Joseph (born 1864 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Michael's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Durham, England).


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Michael Lidster's household

Male

Michael

Lidster

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lidster

Wife
Male

Thomas F

Lidster

Son
Female

Ethel Blanche

Lidster

Daughter
Male

Albert B

Lidster

Son
Male

Arthur H

Lidster

Son
Male

Reuben A

Lidster

Son
Male

Henry

Wilkinson

Servant
Male

Joseph

Johnson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Appleby

Servant
First name(s) Michael
Last name Lidster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Lidster

Head

Married

37

1844

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Lidster

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Thomas F

Lidster

Son

Single

11

1870

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Ethel Blanche

Lidster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

Albert B

Lidster

Son

Single

5

1876

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

Arthur H

Lidster

Son

Single

3

1878

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

Reuben A

Lidster

Son

Single

1

1880

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

Henry

Wilkinson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Durham, Durham, England

Joseph

Johnson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Appleby

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

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