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Household of Richard Close (born 1827, Durham)

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.

Richard Close and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Close, born in 1827 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Close, born in 1830 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Richard (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Step Daughter, Isabella (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Richard's Step Son, John (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Richard's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Richard Close's household

Male

Richard

Close

Head
Female

Mary

Close

Wife
Male

John

Close

Son
Male

William

Close

Son
Male

Richard

Close

Son
Female

Isabella

Swallow

Step Daughter
Male

John

Swallow

Step Son
Female

Jane

Swallow

Step Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Close
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Close

Head

Married

54

1827

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Close

Wife

Married

51

1830

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Close

Son

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Close

Son

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Richard

Close

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Swallow

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Swallow

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane

Swallow

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

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