Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Samuel Witherspoon (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Samuel Witherspoon and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Witherspoon, born in 1848 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Witherspoon, born in 1848 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Margaret A (born 1869 in Durham, England), Fred R (born 1871 in Durham, England), John G (born 1874 in Colliery Row, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1877 in Washington, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1881 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Samuel Witherspoon's household

Male

Samuel

Witherspoon

Head
Female

Jane

Witherspoon

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Witherspoon

Daughter
Male

Fred R

Witherspoon

Son
Male

John G

Witherspoon

Son
Female

Mary J

Witherspoon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Witherspoon

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Witherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Witherspoon

Head

Married

33

1848

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Jane

Witherspoon

Wife

Married

33

1848

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Margaret A

Witherspoon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Fred R

Witherspoon

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

John G

Witherspoon

Son

Single

7

1874

Colliery Row, Durham, England

Mary J

Witherspoon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Washington, Durham, England

Isabella

Witherspoon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Samuel Witherspoon in Houghton Le Spring in 1881, and follow the Witherspoon family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Samuel Witherspoon

We’ve found Samuel Witherspoon in 18 family trees. Find out more about Samuel Witherspoon's household and view the Witherspoon family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census