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Household of Richard Dockwray (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Dockwray and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dockwray, born in 1842 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dockwray, born in 1846 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary P (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Anne P (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Richard (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Hannah C (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1837 in -), Richard's Niece, Hannah (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England), Richard's Nephew, Thomas (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Richard's Uncle, William (born 1816 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Richard's Cousin, Thomas (born 1841 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Richard Dockwray's household

Male

Richard

Dockwray

Head
Female

Sarah

Dockwray

Wife
Female

Mary P

Dockwray

Daughter
Female

Anne P

Dockwray

Daughter
Male

Richard

Dockwray

Son
Female

Hannah C

Dockwray

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Porteus

Brother In Law
Female

Hannah

Porteus

Niece
Male

Thomas

Porteus

Nephew
Male

William

Watson

Uncle
Male

Thomas

Craig

Cousin
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dockwray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dockwray

Head

Married

39

1842

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah

Dockwray

Wife

Married

35

1846

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary P

Dockwray

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Anne P

Dockwray

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Richard

Dockwray

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Hannah C

Dockwray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Porteus

Brother In Law

Widower

44

1837

-

Hannah

Porteus

Niece

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Porteus

Nephew

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Watson

Uncle

Single

65

1816

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Craig

Cousin

Single

40

1841

Sunderland, Durham, England

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