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Household of Sarah Metcalf (born 1818, Durham)

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

Sarah Metcalf and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Metcalf, born in 1818 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Thomas (born 1847 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Robert (born 1854 in Hetton, Durham, England), Sarah Ann (born 1856 in Durham, England) and Maria (born 1858 in High Moorsley, Durham, England). She had 1 grandchild; Sarah Ann, born 1881 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Visitor, Phillis (born 1851 in Seaton, Durham, England) and Sarah's Visitor, Frederick (born 1881 in -).


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Sarah Metcalf's household

Female

Sarah

Metcalf

Head
Male

Thomas

Metcalf

Son
Male

Robert

Metcalf

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Metcalf

Daughter
Female

Maria

Shanks

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Shanks

Grand Daughter
Female

Phillis

Brownless

Visitor
Male

Frederick

Brownless

Visitor
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Metcalf
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Metcalf

Head

Widow

63

1818

Durham, England

Thomas

Metcalf

Son

Single

34

1847

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Metcalf

Son

Single

27

1854

Hetton, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Metcalf

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Durham, England

Maria

Shanks

Daughter

Married

23

1858

High Moorsley, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Shanks

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

Phillis

Brownless

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Seaton, Durham, England

Frederick

Brownless

Visitor

Single

0

1881

-

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