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Household of Robert Toward (born 1808, 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.

Robert Toward and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Toward, born in 1808 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Toward, born in 1825 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John W, born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 2 grandchildren; David Will (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1873 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Daughter In Law, Sarah J Toward, born in 1858 in Gateshead, Durham, England.


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Robert Toward's household

Male

Robert

Toward

Head
Female

Margaret

Toward

Wife
Male

John W

Toward

Son
Female

Sarah J

Toward

Daughter In Law
Male

David Will

Toward

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Toward

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Toward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Toward

Head

Married

73

1808

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Toward

Wife

Married

56

1825

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John W

Toward

Son

Married

23

1858

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah J

Toward

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Gateshead, Durham, England

David Will

Toward

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

Alice

Toward

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hebburn, Durham, England

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