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Household of Richard Major (born 1847, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Major and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Major, born in 1847 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 3 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary P Major, born in 1849 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Hannah Ferrell, born in 1862 in Gateshead, Durham, England.


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Richard Major's household

Male

Richard

Major

Head
Female

Mary P

Major

Wife
Female

Hannah

Ferrell

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Major
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Major

Head

Married

34

1847

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary P

Major

Wife

Married

32

1849

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Hannah

Ferrell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Gateshead, Durham, England

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