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Household of Peter Thirlaway (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Peter Thirlaway and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Thirlaway, born in 1831 in Durham, consisted of 11 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ann Thirlaway, born in 1833 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1867 in Usworth, Durham, England), John (born 1869 in Usworth, Durham, England), Bell (born 1870 in Usworth, Durham, England), Peter (born 1873 in Usworth, Durham, England) and Ann (born 1863 in Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; James (born 1881 in Usworth, Durham, England) and George (born 1879 in Washington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son In Law, James (born 1861 in Ireland) and Peter's Boarder, John (born 1833 in Washington, Durham, England).


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Peter Thirlaway's household

Male

Peter

Thirlaway

Head
Female

Ann

Thirlaway

Wife
Male

Edward

Thirlaway

Son
Male

John

Thirlaway

Son
Female

Bell

Thirlaway

Daughter
Male

Peter

Thirlaway

Son
Male

James

Thirlaway

Grand Son
Male

George

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

James

Short

Son In Law
Female

Ann

Short

Daughter
Male

John

Middleton

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Thirlaway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Thirlaway

Head

Married

50

1831

Durham, England

Ann

Thirlaway

Wife

Married

48

1833

Durham, England

Edward

Thirlaway

Son

Single

14

1867

Usworth, Durham, England

John

Thirlaway

Son

Single

12

1869

Usworth, Durham, England

Bell

Thirlaway

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Usworth, Durham, England

Peter

Thirlaway

Son

Single

8

1873

Usworth, Durham, England

James

Thirlaway

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Usworth, Durham, England

George

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Washington, Durham, England

James

Short

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Ireland

Ann

Short

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Durham, England

John

Middleton

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Washington, Durham, England

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