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Household of Nathan Scaife (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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.

Nathan Scaife and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nathan Scaife, born in 1836 in Barton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Nathan was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Scaife, born in 1844 in Shildon, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Ann (born 1868 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England), John Emerson (born 1872 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England), Mary (born 1876 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Robert (born 1878 in Wolsingham, Durham, England) and Elizabeth James (born 1880 in Castle Eden, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nathan's Lodger, James Dunn Gaven, born in 1857 in Ireland.


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Nathan Scaife's household

Male

Nathan

Scaife

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Scaife

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Scaife

Daughter
Male

John Emerson

Scaife

Son
Female

Mary

Scaife

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scaife

Son
Female

Elizabeth James

Scaife

Daughter
Male

James Dunn

Gaven

Lodger
First name(s) Nathan
Last name Scaife
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Barton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nathan

Scaife

Head

Married

45

1836

Barton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Scaife

Wife

Married

37

1844

Shildon, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Scaife

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

John Emerson

Scaife

Son

Single

9

1872

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Mary

Scaife

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Robert

Scaife

Son

Single

3

1878

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Elizabeth James

Scaife

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Castle Eden, Durham, England

James Dunn

Gaven

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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