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Household of Robert Detchon (born 1826, Northumberland)
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.
Robert Detchon and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Detchon, born in 1826 in Howdon, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Comyn Detchon, born in 1831 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth Gibson (born 1855 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James Oswald (born 1859 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1865 in Byker, Northumberland, England), George (born 1868 in Belsay, Northumberland, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Belsay, Northumberland, England) and Henry (born 1872 in Bolam, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth Barron, born in 1837 in Heworth, Durham, England.
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Robert Detchon's household
Robert
Detchon
Head
Margaret Comyn
Detchon
Wife
Elizabeth Gibson
Detchon
Daughter
James Oswald
Detchon
Son
Robert
Detchon
Son
George
Detchon
Son
Arthur
Detchon
Son
Henry
Detchon
Son
Elizabeth
Barron
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Detchon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Howdon, Northumberland, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Detchon | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Howdon, Northumberland, England | |
Margaret Comyn | Detchon | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Scotland | |
Elizabeth Gibson | Detchon | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
James Oswald | Detchon | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Robert | Detchon | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Byker, Northumberland, England | |
George | Detchon | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Belsay, Northumberland, England | |
Arthur | Detchon | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Belsay, Northumberland, England | |
Henry | Detchon | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Bolam, Northumberland, England | |
Elizabeth | Barron | Servant | Single | 44 | 1837 | Heworth, Durham, England |
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