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Household of Richard Polly (born 1855, 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 Polly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Polly, born in 1855 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary J Polly, born in 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Alfred (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, John (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Richard's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Whitstable, Kent, England), Richard's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Richard's Visitor, John G (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Richard Polly's household

Male

Richard

Polly

Head
Female

Mary J

Polly

Wife
Male

Alfred

Polly

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Polly

Daughter
Male

John

Booth

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Booth

Visitor
Male

William

Booth

Boarder
Male

John G

Scott

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Polly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
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

Polly

Head

Married

26

1855

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary J

Polly

Wife

Married

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alfred

Polly

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Polly

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Booth

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Booth

Visitor

Married

20

1861

Whitstable, Kent, England

William

Booth

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

John G

Scott

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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