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Household of Robert Thirwell (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 Thirwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thirwell, born in 1848 in Ouston, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Thirwell, born in 1854 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1876 in St Oswald's, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Brandon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Sarah (born 1813 in Durham, England), Robert's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Edmondsley, Durham, England), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1845 in Ouston, Durham, England) and Robert's Boarder, William (born 1846 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England).


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Robert Thirwell's household

Male

Robert

Thirwell

Head
Female

Mary

Thirwell

Wife
Female

Sarah

Thirwell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thirwell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thirwell

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Thirwell

Niece
Male

William

Thirwell

Boarder
Male

William

Headlam

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thirwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ouston, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thirwell

Head

Married

33

1848

Ouston, Durham, England

Mary

Thirwell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Durham, England

Sarah

Thirwell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Oswald's, Durham, England

Ellen

Thirwell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Brandon, Durham, England

Sarah

Thirwell

Boarder

Widow

68

1813

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thirwell

Niece

Single

13

1868

Edmondsley, Durham, England

William

Thirwell

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Ouston, Durham, England

William

Headlam

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

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